Savings on wages, travel and more has college convinced it will end fiscal year in June in decent shape financially.
Lewiston-Auburn
Vaccinating inmates ‘a moving target’ as central Maine jails begin to administer shots
Administrators said they are trying to make COVID-19 vaccination as easy as possible for everyone, but the choice remains with the recipient.
Bates students support Palestinians, denounce college
Bates College student government and others decry decision to call police over anti-Israel graffiti as ‘a censure of student voices.’
Alaska courts stymied by cyberattacks, delay hearings in Auburn man’s murder case
Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs’ cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system’s cybersecurity.
Tractor-trailer carrying explosives crashes on I-95 in Sabattus
New Hampshire driver was not hurt; explosives didn’t detonate.
Maine trial or error? Defendants finally going to face juries
Facing 10,000 more court cases than normal, Maine courts are gearing up for the return of jury trials after more than a year’s hiatus under the pandemic.
Upgrading the Androscoggin River under a new bill sparks debate, pushback from businesses
The bill would upgrade some sections of the Androscoggin River to a Class B, adding additional water protections for what was once one of the most polluted rivers in America. Environmentalists and recreationalists support the idea. Businesses that use it as a way to get rid of waste do not.
Lewiston motorcyclist, passenger injured after swerving to avoid truck
Auburn police said that Robert Madore, 46, received ‘serious, non-life-threatening full-body injuries.’
Lewiston-Auburn leads the entire country in daily average of new COVID-19 cases
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan ranks third in the country for the highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks, according to data published by The New York Times.
Sun Journal sports writer Randy Whitehouse dies at 51
Whitehouse, who had been covering sports since 1999, died Sunday after health issues for the past few months.