Brian Dubord, 30, was flown by to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
Both Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz have more hawkish foreign policy views than the incoming president, who ran on a platform of restoring peace to a war-torn world.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo Album: See images from Lewiston’s Veterans Day ceremony
The latest granite memorial marker at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston contains about 200 new names of local veterans. The new stone includes three Civil War veterans, three World War I veterans and 19 World War II veterans.
Posted inNation / World
Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
The president-elect is off to a rapid start rolling out his picks for key administration jobs as he prepares for a return to the White House in January.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Fire crews on both U.S. coasts battle wildfires
The Northeast has been experiencing prolonged dry conditions. In Massachusetts, one wildfire among several fueled by powerful wind gusts and dry leaves has burned around 400 acres some 10 miles north of Boston.
Posted inNation / World
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks
In a year of weather extremes, four nations with more than 42% of all the world’s population – China, the U.S., India and Indonesia – do not have heads of state present.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP costs for ‘service agreements’ with other utilities under scrutiny
Tens of millions of dollars could be at stake for customers as the state Public Advocate looks into expenses split among 7 Avangrid subsidiaries.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
As the EPA sets new standards for lead dust exposure, Maine continues work to eradicate poisoning
The number of Maine children with elevated levels of lead in their blood has dropped significantly, but state and local officials say there is still a lot of work to be done to remove hazards from older housing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Trump eyes pro-crypto candidates for key federal financial agencies
The incoming administration has explored new personnel and policy that can deliver on Trump’s campaign promise to turn the U.S. into the ‘crypto capital of the planet.’
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump taps former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as EPA chief
Zeldin, a lawyer by trade, lacks an extensive background in environmental policy.