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Planning Board members said they were disappointed with the City Council's decision not to renew an option agreement with Lewiston Housing, which had planned an affordable senior housing redevelopment.

The senior, who was just cleared to play last week after being sidelined following ACL reconstruction surgery in November, hits a three-run homer in the first inning to spark the Vikings in a five-inning victory over the Witches.

Tiana Avila tallies two hits, two RBIs and two runs, and Leah Thibodeau reaches base three times, drives in a run and scores three for the Red Eddies.

For some special interests, a fading coronavirus pandemic poses a problem, but not always an insurmountable one. Big Labor and its acolytes cite the virus as a compelling reason for doubling the minimum wage and forcing businesses to provide more paid sick leave, while the Biden administration is using the pandemic as part of its justification for overhauling immigration toward eventual amnesty for undocumented migrants. Meanwhile, the left-leaning Brookings Institution has successfully persu...

For some special interests, a fading coronavirus pandemic poses a problem, but not always an insurmountable one. Big Labor and its acolytes cite the virus as a compelling reason for doubling the minimum wage and forcing businesses to provide more paid sick leave, while the Biden administration is using the pandemic as part of its justification for overhauling immigration toward eventual amnesty for undocumented migrants. Meanwhile, the left-leaning Brookings Institution has successfully persuad...

For some special interests, a fading coronavirus pandemic poses a problem, but not always an insurmountable one.

Everything’s Coming Up COVID for Much Public Spending … Even as Virus Fades For some special interests, a fading coronavirus pandemic poses a problem, but not always an insurmountable one. Big Labor and its acolytes cite the virus as a compelling reason for doubling the minimum wage and forcing businesses to provide more paid sick leave, while the Biden administration is using the pandemic as part of its justification for overhauling immigration toward eventual amnesty for undocumented migr...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Today’s news is that the House of Representatives overrode a presidential veto yesterday, which sends the measure -- a $741 billion defense authorization bill -- to the U.S. Senate. In the early part of this year, the Senate saved President Trump from a nakedly partisan impeachment effort by Democrats. The upper chamber seems much less likely to have his back again. Not only is Trump a lame duck who should be concentrating on leaving office in thr...