Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame
January 2023
New photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection
They’re the only known images from the 1943 ghetto uprising that were not taken by German forces, say historians at Warsaw’s Jewish history museum.
Schools could face tough decisions should small-sided soccer division come to Maine
MPA committee to review eight-player soccer proposal Thursday as the sport’s landscape is set to change again.
Failed New Mexico Republican candidate is a danger, prosecutors argue
Solomon Peña, who is charged with directing shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials, should be held without bond, prosecutors say.
Greenwood man accused of assaulting officers held on cash bail
Chance M. Bellanceau is seeking to transfer to a mental health hospital pending trial.
Gulf of Maine swath mulled as potential site for commercial wind turbines
In Portland on Thursday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is scheduled to discuss a proposal that could allow wind-power leases on nearly 10 million acres of offshore waters.
First Black woman sworn in as Massachusetts attorney general
Democrat Andrea Campbell was also the first Black woman to serve as president of the Boston City Council.
Kingfield votes to change to town manager style of government
A town manager will appointed by the Select Board on June 3 at the annual Town Meeting.
Murder trial begins, again, for Gardiner man accused of shooting former friend, nearly cutting off the hands of another
The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.
Strykers, Bradleys likely in huge U.S. aid package for Ukraine
The Bradley brings more firepower but carries fewer troops. The more lightly armored Stryker, because it is wheeled, can move a lot faster on paved roads, meaning it can get infantry squadrons into the fight faster.