Prices in Maine remain about 3 cents lower than a month ago.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
Fatal fentanyl overdose of Connecticut 13-year-old brings calls for naloxone in schools
After the boy’s death, investigators later found nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in multiple locations within the school.
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On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
The civil rights leader’s eldest son criticized the president and Congress as a whole on Monday for failing to pass voting rights legislation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s demand for U.S. lobster
American exporters sent more than 13.2 million pounds of lobster to China during the first 11 months of 2021, up about 6 percent from the same period of 2020.
Posted inNation & World
Texas rabbi says he threw chair at gunman, escaped with 2 other hostages
Authorities identified the hostage-taker as 44-year-old British national who was killed Saturday night after the last hostages ran out of Congregation Beth Israel.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Winter storm whips East Coast with snow, thunderstorms
A corner of Ohio reports 25 inches of snow and the storm spins up a tornado in Florida with winds of 118 mph.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
With its agenda stuck, White House puts focus back on infrastructure
President Biden is trying to regain a sense of optimism after his administration has endured a rough week.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine considers new screening to protect babies’ health
A bill introduced Wednesday would require screening for cytomegalovirus, which can cause long-term hearing loss, developmental delay, vision loss and seizures.
Posted inLocal & State
Eight children taken to hospital after collision involving Maine school bus
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said the bus driver had indicated a stop, but a pickup truck behind the bus failed to stop.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Contracts ending, Northeast organic dairies ask consumers to jump in
Horizon Organic plans to stop buying milk from 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast because it doesn’t want to transport the milk from the region to its plant in New York.