State officials say the town of Phillips went too far in its response to the flooding, damaging an Atlantic salmon habitat. Town leaders deny they did anything wrong.
Lynley Price
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Federal funding helps schools hire mental health counselors
Administrators say the money is helping ‘meet students where they’re at.’ Whether providers will stay when the money runs out is another question.
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Posted inMaine Celtics, Maine Mariners, Sports
Maine Mariners, Celtics both overtaken
The Celtics lose by a single point in overtime.
Posted inNation & World
Judge delays decision on resentencing Menendez brothers until January
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s extended family has said the brothers – who were found guilty of murdering their parents in 1989 – deserve to be free.
Posted inNation & World
Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel’s ambassador to Washington says a deal could ‘happen within days.’
Posted inBusiness
Macy’s says employee hid as much as $154 million in expenses
The retailer, which says the now-former staffer acted alone, delays the release of third-quarter results.
Posted inNation & World
ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation
The suit alleges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they’re the disrupters voters wanted
The president-elect’s eldest son says there’s ‘backup plans’ for some nominees if Senate confirmation becomes problematic.
Posted inNation & World
Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while strike in Gaza kills dozens
Mohammed Afif al-Naboulsi ‘wielded significant influence’ over the group’s military operations, Israel claims.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The unconventional economic theory behind Trump’s sweeping tariff plans
Michael Pettis, a Wall Street veteran who teaches finance in Beijing, says mainstream economists are wrong about trade.