The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega Ball of 24.
Posted inNational Politics
Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial
At least five supporters facing federal charges have suggested they were taking orders from the then-president when they marched on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
Posted inHomestead
You’ll crave the savor and smokiness of this warm grain salad
While the summer version is on the sweet side, I wanted something really savory, smokey even.
Posted inMidcoast
Herring rules could boost Maine’s beloved puffins
The herring fishery is facing a new set of restrictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration starting Feb. 10.
Posted inBDN Maine
Verrill welcomes attorney Anania
PORTLAND — Verrill is pleased to welcome attorney Nicholas Anania to the firm’s Portland office. Anania focuses his practice on a broad range of transactions and corporate work, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, contracts and general business counseling. Prior to attending law school, Anania, a Portland native, helped manage his family’s small business, which […]
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NMCC librarian retires
PRESQUE ISLE — For the past 12 years Librarian Gail Roy has made a substantial impact on NMCC campus and the greater Aroostook community. This past semester Roy announced her retirement, making the 2020 school year her last. A professional of the library sciences, Roy is part of a growing community of librarians who understand […]
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St. Peter’s Community Speakers Series on Opening to Grace
ROCKLAND — The Community Speakers Series organized by the Pastoral Care Committee at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockland is offering another program titled “Opening to Grace.” The program will be Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Presenters will be Rev. Abby Pettee and Dr. Kirsten Staples. To describe the program, the presenters […]
Posted inPortland
Report: Better speed compliance to save rare whales is needed
The slow speed zones are implemented to protect North Atlantic right whales, which number about 360 and are vulnerable to collisions with ships.
Posted inNew England
Vermont to start vaccinating 75 and older on Wednesday
The state is planning to have 54 vaccine sites in 39 towns across Vermont.
Posted inBDN Maine
Community COVID-19 vaccine clinics to be offered for persons age 70 and over
PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Light AR Gould Hospital will kick-off its first community vaccine clinics next week for people age 70 or older in collaboration with Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle. Day-long clinics will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Friday, Jan. 29, resulting in 840 people in this age category getting […]
Posted inNew England
Vaccine registration off to strong start in New Hampshire
The state has been getting about 17,000 doses per week.
Posted inNational Politics
For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal
The retired four-star Army general told senators this week that the Pentagon’s job is to “keep America safe from our enemies. But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks.”
Posted inBusiness
Effort to rebuild Maine urchin industry gets $100,000 boost from USDA
Maine’s wild urchin fishery is still tightly regulated after being overharvested decades ago.
Posted inArts & Culture
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
No cause of death was given, but CNN reported Jan. 2 that King had been hospitalized for more than a week with COVID-19.
Posted inNews
4 more Mainers die and another 324 coronavirus cases are reported across the state
The statewide death toll has risen to 544.
Posted inNew England
Nearly 2,000 vaccine doses spoiled at Boston hospital
Staff at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center discovered on Tuesday that a freezer had failed, compromising 1,900 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inNational Politics
Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’. The feeling is mutual.
Now that he’s left office, it’s hard to see him embracing the stately, exclusive club of living former presidents.
Posted inPolitics
Angus King joins push to use Defense Production Act against virus
The senators said utilizing the Defense Production Act would help the country reach its goal of vaccinating enough people to reach the herd immunity threshold.
Posted inPiscataquis
Developer says Moosehead Lake will have ski resort ‘for the next generation’
Even though Maine already has a number of ski resorts, ski industry experts said there’s likely room for another in the state.