February 6, 2023
2023
Commentary: Falling electric car prices don’t help low-income Americans
Knocking $10,000 off a $60,000 car matters little to low-income households; it’s more than they ever could – or would – spend on a car.
View from Away: The healing of the ozone layer gives hope, but addressing climate change will be harder
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Feb. 6, 1982: Augusta man charged in downtown shooting, two policeman use fire extinguishers to put out blaze in Hallowell home, and Reagan orders probe of potato industry
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Carrabassett Valley student makes Worcester Polytechnic Institute dean’s list
WORCESTER, Mass. — Elijah Fournier of Carrabassett Valley, a member of the class of 2026 majoring in aerospace engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named to the university’s 2022 fall semester dean’s list for academic excellence. Check out other upcoming area events!
Orono center to host talk on conservation work challenges Feb. 13
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a free talk, “A Career in Conservation: Frequent retooling required!,” at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13. The talk will be offered both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall on the UMaine […]
Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria
At least 100 were killed, and the toll was expected to rise.
Massachusetts woman to be arraigned in deaths of her three children
An attorney for Lindsay Clancy says medications trapped her in ‘a living hell.’
Several Mainers take home awards at Grammys
At least 4 Mainers won Grammy Awards Sunday during ceremonies in Los Angeles.
Strong home and vehicle lost to fire, occupants safe
Two residents escape without injury from fire at 75 North Main St.