The John T. Gorman Foundation is providing $700,000 to 43 nonprofit groups.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Trump declares churches ‘essential,’ wants them to reopen this weekend
The president has been pushing for the country to open back up as he seeks to reverse an economic free fall playing out months before the November election.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire beaches to open June 1, but no sunbathing
Massachusetts beaches will reopen Monday with restrictions, including group sizes of no more than 10 people and blankets spaced at least 12 feet apart.
Posted inNation & World
Police use DNA to identify another victim in Long Island, N.Y., serial killings
Authorities continue to investigate the long-running mystery of remains, including those of a Maine woman, found strewn along a suburban beach highway.
Posted inLocal & State
Marijuana smoker causes fire in field, Maine officials say
A Washington County man lost his footing, fell down and lost his joint while mowing a field.
Posted inLocal & State
No indication of any crime in death of man in Jonesport
Remains found by searchers are believed to be those of a man who had been missing since last summer.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Large salmon farm in Belfast awaits state permits
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection held deliberations this week about permits needed by the facility, which has faced some local opposition.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump visit Michigan Ford plant, but skips the mask
The state’s top law enforcement official warns that if Trump refused to wear a mask Thursday, ‘he’s going to be asked not to return to any enclosed facilities inside our state.’
Posted inNation & World
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will serve remainder of prison term at home
Cohen, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress, was released on furlough as part of an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus in federal prisons.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sharply divided Senate confirms Ratcliffe as intelligence chief
He is the first director of national intelligence to be installed on a partisan vote since the position was created in 2005.