The 71st Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism is to be presented Friday to the parents of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate who is being held in a Russian jail on claims he was acting as a spy for the United States.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Wales-based school district schedules fourth budget meeting, vote
Questions about tax bills, absentee voting amid a fourth attempt to pass a budget for the current school year.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State ethics director recommends against investigating Senate president’s house purchase
Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, has been accused of misstating his primary residence in filings but denies he did anything wrong and says the claims are politically motivated.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Sports Digest: UMaine men tabbed fifth in America East basketball poll
It’s the Black Bears’ highest ranking in the annual preseason poll since the 2010-11 season.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Elon Musk says it will cost new users $1 to post, like and interact on X
Twitter already offers paid subscriptions of $8 a month as part of its X Premium program, formerly known as Twitter Blue.
Posted inNation & World, News
Prime suspect admits to killing teen Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba
Holloway went missing during a high school graduation trip with classmates and was last seen leaving a bar with Joran van der Sloot.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming.
A national survey of employers found that the cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
At Trump’s New York civil fraud trial he’s asked to be quiet and a woman is arrested
The judge warns Trump and others to keep their voices down after they commented loudly while a witness was testifying.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Escaping with good books
With all that is going on in the real world right now, Liz Soares relishes diving into a variety of reads.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Jim Jordan fails again to win House speakership as colleagues seek options
Angry, frustrated Republican lawmakers are considering their options, including an extraordinary plan that would give the interim speaker-pro-tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more power.