President Trump retweets a false video about an anti-malaria drug and it’s revealed that Russian intelligence is spreading disinformation about the crisis through English-language websites.
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Vermont farmer returns prosthetic leg that skydiver lost during jump
A skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it back, thanks to a farmer who spotted it in a soybean field.
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Boston’s Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning
Amid the national reckoning on racism, an unlikely monument is facing scrutiny: a Boston memorial to a famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Reputed former mob ‘enforcer’ from Maine gets 3 years for violent robbery in Massachusetts
William Angelesco had been held since his November arrest at his home in Saco.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Chipmunks, fattened up on acorns, are driving people nuts
Plentiful acorns last fall has led to a bumper crop of the critters this year, according to a small mammal biologist in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, New England
As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers
Companies also face the challenge of convincing unemployed Americans to take a job in hospitality amid a pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year
The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.
Posted inNew England, Uncategorized
Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online
Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
Posted inNew England
Cape Cod officials warn of white sharks ahead of July Fourth
Great whites have been coming to the Cape in greater numbers each summer and officials say they’re coming close enough to the shore to be a concern.
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Democrats take lead in voter registrations in Maine
The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge over their Republican rivals.