Maine School Mask Mandates to Be Lifted

The Mills administration today, March 2, announced that the state will be lifting their school mask recommendation. The Maine CDC says universal indoor masking is no longer a recommendation for schools and child care providers. The new recommendation begins March 9. It will still be up to individual school districts to decide whether to rescind …

Candy + Vitamin Shaped Pills Found in Maine Laced with Fentanyl

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a warning concerning pills shaped like alien heads and hand grenades that are laced with fentanyl. The green and purple colored pills are shaped like candy or vitamins. They were found in Cumberland County. The amount discovered in the pills could be fatal. The DEA is warning Mainers after …

President Biden says during his State of the Union address that the United States will close off airspace to Russia

During his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden announced that the United States will close off its airspace to all Russian flights in response to its invasion of Ukraine.  Biden said the move would further isolate Russia, which is already facing sanctions and similar restrictions from U.S. allies and other …

International Energy Agency countries agree to release 60M barrels of oil amid Russia/Ukraine conflict

On Tuesday, the 31 countries in the International Energy Agency agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves “to send a strong message to oil markets” that supplies won’t fall short after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Besides the United States, other members of the organization include Germany, France, the United …

The trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ is released

The new ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ trailer has been released. The “Harry Potter” spinoff sequel stars Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, and Mads Mikkelsen, who takes over the villainous role of Grindelwald from Johnny Depp.  The supporting cast is rounded out by Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterson, Jessica Williams, and Callum Turner. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets …

Amanda Bynes files petition to end her conservatorship

Actress Amanda Bynes, 35, has filed a petition to end her nearly decade-long conservatorship. The conservatorship had been established to give her parents full control of her personal and financial affairs. Bynes was first placed under her parents’ temporary conservatorship in 2013 after starting a small fire in a neighbor’s driveway in Ventura County’s Thousand …