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Maine AG files civil rights complaint over alleged racist threatening in Freeport

By Leela Stockley on Jan 21, 2022 05:41 pm
The complaint alleges that William Rowe, 61, of Freeport threatened a Black man with a gun while the man was sitting in his vehicle with a white woman in November.
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David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz is on track to make the Baseball Hall of Fame

By The Associated Press on Jan 21, 2022 05:02 pm
David Ortiz is one of the most beloved athletes in Boston history, with streets named after him at Fenway Park and at the training complex in Florida.
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UMaine women’s basketball game against UMBC postponed due to COVID-19

By Larry Mahoney on Jan 21, 2022 04:39 pm
It is the second consecutive weekend UMaine has had a game postponed due to COVID-19.
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Sled dog returns home almost 2 days after team was hit by a truck in Alaska while training 

By Emily Jerkins, St. John Valley Times on Jan 21, 2022 04:37 pm
The dog, named Felicity, came home on its own after being lost since Wednesday when the sled team was struck by a truck.
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Old Town man dies in car crash that left hundreds without power

By Sawyer Loftus on Jan 21, 2022 04:20 pm
Seth Barden, 41, died at the scene of the crash in downtown Old Town on Friday.
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Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show canceled for 3rd straight year

By Pete Warner on Jan 21, 2022 04:15 pm
The 82nd edition of the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show has been canceled again, the Penobscot County Conservation Association announced on Friday.
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Arrival of omicron variant drove national infection rates up by more than 25 percent

By Bloomberg on Jan 21, 2022 03:53 pm
Self-reports of COVID rose to 57 million in the period of Dec. 29-Jan. 10 from 45 million from Dec. 1 to Dec. 13, according to a survey from the Census Bureau.
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Derek Chauvin unlikely to testify at trial of 3 cops accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

By The Associated Press on Jan 21, 2022 03:44 pm
Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Kueng are broadly charged in federal court with depriving George Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority.
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South Portland’s mask mandate will take effect next Monday

By Leela Stockley on Jan 21, 2022 03:21 pm
The mandate will be enforced in public buildings, excluding K-12 schools, and will also apply at establishments that have vaccination requirements.
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Construction of Maine’s tallest building is now underway

By The Associated Press on Jan 21, 2022 03:00 pm
Crews finished installing a 250-foot-tall crane for the 18-story apartment on the building site on Thursday.
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