The pontiff makes an unprecedented gesture of humbleness to close a two-day retreat for the African leaders.
April 2019
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S&P 500 notches third straight weekly gain as U.S. stocks rally
The strong finish erases most of the losses the market sustained after an uneven week of trading.
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Waterville council to consider TIF District, manager’s contract
City councilors on Tuesday will consider voting to remove two buildings from the current downtown tax increment financing district to approve a new district and will also consider extending City Manager Michael Roy’s contract a year.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Two Fairfield school district administrators on paid leave
Cheryl Brackett, SAD 49 director of operations, and Cory Rogers, the special education director, have been on leave since March 22 in “an effort to reach a mutual agreement regarding the terms of their employment,” according to the superintendent.
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Waterville, Fairfield facade programs offer matching funds for building improvements
Waterville grants have been awarded for business improvements, but Fairfield still is accepting applications for a facade and marketing assistance program.
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Amazon says Woody Allen’s #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal
A lawyer says Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films.
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Girl not amused by ‘SNL’ joke about her disabled pet chicken
The chicken, owned by a Vermont girl, was joked about on ‘Weekend Update.’
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Gov. Mills signs pay equality bill
The state’s first female governor signed the legislation Friday afternoon to improve pay equality in Maine.
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Chelsea selectboard favors ownership — not lease — of LED streetlights
Selectboard members expressed their preference Thursday for owning the town’s streetlight fixtures before switching to LEDs, which would require $13,945 in funding at Town Meeting,
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Pioneering runner returns to Portland race, 47 years after her first win
In 1972, Robin Emery broke barriers by becoming one of first two women to run in the Patriots Day 5-miler.