President Biden to sign bipartisan infrastructure bill on Monday

The White House confirmed that President Biden will sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony at the White House on Monday. Biden will be joined by members of Congress and “a diverse group of leaders who fought for its passage across the country,” including governors and mayors from across America, as …

Check out the latest teaser trailer for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4

Netflix released a teaser for Stranger Things Season 4, and the 70-second preview for the upcoming season of the supernatural adventure series shares a voiceover of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) reading a letter she wrote to Mike (Finn Wolfhard) in Indiana, lamenting how it is 185 days since they have been apart. Eleven shares she …

Paul Rudd named People Magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive

People Magazine has named 52-year-old actor Paul Rudd as their ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for 2021. Rudd was announced as the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ in an extended comedy sketch during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday night. The actor joins a long-list of Sexiest Men Alive honorees, including last year’s honoree Michael B. Jordan, …

Hazard Payment for Working During Pandemic Coming Next Week

The $285 hazard payments for Mainers who worked through the pandemic should begin to hit Mainer’s mailboxes next week. The checks will begin to be sent out Monday, Nov. 15. 524,754 Mainers will receive a disaster relief payment of $285. Gov. Mills says those nearly $300 hazard payments for Mainers who worked through the pandemic …

3-Year Old Ingests Maine Mother’s Heroin

Josselyn Henry, 29, of Brownfield is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Also, Henry is charged with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says a 3-year-old girl is expected to recover after ingesting her mother’s heroin while being left unattended. A 3-year-old from Brownfield is expected to recover …

Man Last Seen in Damariscotta is Missing

Douglas Barter, 54, of Waldoboro was last seen Monday, Nov. 8, leaving the Miles Memorial Hospital Campus in Damariscotta. He left the facility against medical advice.. Barter is 5’7”, 150 pounds and was wearing blue jeans and a navy-blue sweatshirt. Please call the Waldoboro Police Department with any information at (207) 832-4500. MISSING MAN: Police …

Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for all adults

On Tuesday, Pfizer announced it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to authorize booster doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, ages 18 and older. The request comes a month and a half after the FDA authorized boosters for seniors and other higher-risk adults. The request is similar to one made …

Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns ruling against Johnson & Johnson regarding opioid crisis

On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a ruling which ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to pay $465 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis. The court ruled 5-1 that District Judge Thad Balkman ruled improperly when he rendered the judgment against J&J in August 2019. Judge Balkman said at the time that …

‘Squid Game’ creator, writer/director confirms the Netflix series will return for Season 2

Netflix‘s smash hit series ‘Squid Game’ is set to return for a second season. The film’s creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the latest development in a recent interview with the Associated Press. A translation of what he said: “So there’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a …

Emmy-nominated actor Dean Stockwell passes away at age 85

Emmy-nominated actor Dean Stockwell has passed away. Variety reports that Stockwell died on Nov. 7 at age 85. A family spokesperson confirmed that Stockwell died of natural causes. Stockwell, the son of actor Harry Stockwell and Elizabeth Stockwell, came to fame as a child actor in such films as The Green Years and Home Sweet …