A man has died after suffering from injuries that occurred when loading a trailer with logs in Charleston on Sunday afternoon.
Posted inNation
Police: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun
Daunte Wright, 20, died Sunday in a metropolitan area that was already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
Posted inNation
Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine — this time, shots tweaked to guard against a worrisome mutated version of the virus.
Posted inBDN Maine
NAMI Maine seeks volunteers to teach NAMI Family-to-Family courses
HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being trained as certified NAMI Family-to-Family teachers. The training will be held online via Zoom the weekend of May 1-2. To qualify for the training, participants must be […]
Posted inBDN Maine
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
CARIBOU — AMHC Sexual Assault Services joins the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault to highlight April as Sexual Assualt Awareness Month. This year’s theme, “We Can Build Safe Online Spaces” encourages each of us to learn how to practice consent online, keep kids safe from abuse, and facilitate and […]
Posted inPortland
Portland woman will pay more than $200,000 for uncollected and underreported sales taxes
Susan Eklund, who owns a Portland restaurant, pleaded guilty last month to 12 misdemeanor counts of failing to collect, account for or pay sale taxes.
Posted inBangor
Bangor man charged with threatening court officers with a cattle prod
A Bangor man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened court officers with a cattle prod on Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
Posted inNational Politics
John Boehner calls Republicans Jim Jordan and Ted Cruz ‘political terrorists’
The former House speaker said that the tendency toward being “political terrorists” is stronger in his own Republican Party than among Democrats.
Posted inNation
Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
Judge Peter Cahill said he will not sequester the jurors until next Monday, when he anticipates closing arguments will begin.
Posted inContributors
At least we’re safe from Iran’s non-existent nukes
“But at least we’re safe from Iran’s nuclear weapons, which never existed and still don’t,” Gwynne Dyer writes.
Posted inLetters
Tuesday, April 13, 2021: Wrong about free trade, something to learn from Boston, actions not just words
Letters to the editor for Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Posted inPortland
Maine congregations splinter from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ inclusion
The United Methodist Church prohibits pastors from officiating same-sex weddings and LGBTQ people from ordaining within the faith.
Posted inContributors
Reinvest in infrastructure and support America’s industrial base
“At a moment when we’ve been bloodied by politics, ravaged by disease, and stymied by inaction, it’s time to make smart investments in our future,” writes Thomas J. Madison Jr.
Posted inBusiness
Maine gets more than $4M from cap and trade auctions
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has brought Maine more than $127 million over the years.
Posted inCentral Maine
Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit gets rolling in rural Maine
The unit will provide at least 250 shots per day and will use the single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Posted inCentral Maine
More than 100 people quarantining after COVID-19 case at Skowhegan school
Skowhegan Area High School will be holding classes remotely through Wednesday.
Posted inBDN Maine
Northern Light Cardiology now offering lead extraction procedure to heart device patients
BANGOR — Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is pleased to announce that our expert heart team is offering lead replacement procedures to patients who have been fitted with a heart device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Previously, patients in Eastern, Central, Northern and Downeast Maine would have had to travel […]
Posted inBDN Maine
UMaine, UNH Extension to host weed management webinar April 28
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about managing weeds in existing perennial and ornamental plantings from 6–7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28. “Weed Management for the Perennial and Ornamental Landscape” will focus on the most common weeds in Maine and […]
Posted inBusiness
10 CVS pharmacies in Maine will soon offer COVID-19 vaccines
Starting Wednesday, Mainers can get vaccinated at CVS pharmacies in Augusta, Biddeford, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Freeport, Kennebunk, Lewiston, Portland, Sanford and Westbrook.
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Machias Savings Bank opens applications for $50,000 Community Development Grant
Machias Savings Bank announced today that it has opened applications for its Community Development Grant, which will award grants totaling $50,000 to fund deserving projects from organizations within the bank’s service area. Machias Savings Bank seeks to support 501(c)3 organizations prioritizing community wellness, youth and education, and economic development projects focused on community development. Grant […]