By RJ Heller, Down East contributor on Dec 21, 2021 06:00 pm "The writing is deliberate, sparse, yet compelling, and often beautiful at exemplifying what unexpected change does to a family already in crisis, struggling from within amid the external forces they often have no control over," RJ Heller writes. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Dec 21, 2021 06:00 pm Nathan Reardon has sued the U.S government for an alleged violation of his Second Amendment rights, the parent company of News Center Maine for defamation and slander and Lowe's Home Improvement for an injury he claims he suffered two years ago while checking out. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 21, 2021 05:48 pm With 50 games already postponed, there was a fear the NHL would be unable to complete a full 82-game season while also taking a break of more than two weeks in February for the Olympics. Read more... »
By Larry Mahoney on Dec 21, 2021 04:33 pm The University of Maine women’s basketball game against Northeastern University on Wednesday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Northeastern program. Read more... »
By Rosemary Lausier on Dec 21, 2021 04:20 pm The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending ambulance teams to Maine hospitals to help with non-emergency transportation needs as the U.S. starts to confront the new omicron variant, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday. Read more... »
By Timothy Epperson on Dec 21, 2021 02:54 pm The suspect was caught on a doorbell camera at an apartment building on Third Street on Saturday, officials said. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Dec 21, 2021 02:27 pm Bangor resident Robert Kearns said Gary Rich was a “real nice man” and is “glad to have called him a friend.” Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 21, 2021 02:09 pm No one knows yet what omicron will ultimately mean for the health of the Western economies, which have endured a wild ride of downturns and recoveries since early 2020. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 21, 2021 01:52 pm A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady's family will plead guilty to fraud, federal prosecutors said Monday. Read more... »
By Jessica Potila on Dec 21, 2021 01:21 pm The Canadian government today reinstated the requirement for a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 PCR test result for all Canadian travelers re-entering the country after short trips of less than 72 hours. Read more... »
