Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Winthrop town manager announces resignation, citing ‘deeply disturbing’ bullying and harassment by detractors
Town Manager Jeff Kobrock, who has come under fire for his handling of a controversial local mooring ordinance over the past year, gave a six-month notice Monday to provide the town with time to find a successor.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gov. Mills prepares to unveil 2-year budget, predicts little controversy
Mills said in a radio interview that she’s looking to continue investments in public education, housing and child care, though she offered few details ahead of the official unveiling planned for Wednesday.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Watch the video: Varsity Maine Live with Cheverus basketball stars
Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant of the Portland Press Herald and Dave Dyer of the Kennebec Journal discuss the latest news in high school sports. Their guests this week are Maddie Fitzpatrick and Emma Lizotte of the Cheverus girls’ basketball team.
Posted inNation & World, News
How do forest lizards survive life in the city? They morph.
U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico say one species has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical
Labor organizers say Starbucks has chilled the effort with hard-nosed tactics, including firing pro-union workers and closing unionized stores.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
GOP requests intel ‘damage assessment’ of Biden documents
The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has requested that the U.S. intelligence community conduct a “damage assessment” of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.
Posted inNation & World, News
California, already deluged with water and mud, braces for more rain
Thousands of residents are ordered to evacuate, and parts of U.S. and state highways were closed because of flooding, mud or rockslides, heavy snow or car spinouts and truck crashes.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Ethics group seeks investigation of Rep. George Santos’ campaign finances
The complaint questioned where Santos got $705,000 he loaned his campaign last year, noting that when he ran for Congress in 2020, he reported only $55,000 in assets.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line
Depression rates in U.S. adults, overdose deaths and suicide rates have been on the rise.