Jessica Meir, who grew up in Caribou and became an astronaut in 2013, is looking forward to fulfilling her dream: flying – and walking – in space.
April 2019
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South Portland landowners consider ferry link to Portland
The owners of a prime piece of the South Portland waterfront are thinking about a ferry service to carry passengers to and from the Portland waterfront.
Posted inNation & World
Florida teen who threatened Colorado schools found dead of self-inflicted wound
Denver-area public schools were closed after a Miami Beach high school students flies to Colorado and buys a shotgun and ammunition.
Posted inLocal & State
Norridgewock gives initial approval to local food ordinance
The ordinance to allow producers of local food to bypass some state licensure and inspection rules will head to voters in a June referendum.
Posted inLifestyle
Shakespeare’s Birthday celebration set for April 20
Recycled Shakespeare Company will celebrate William Shakespeare’s 455th Birthday with The Bard’s Birthday Bash on Saturday, April 20 in Waterville. Throughout the day, participants will read all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, sing Shakespearean and Elizabethan songs, and experience performances of scenes, monologues and talks to recognize the works by Shakespeare. The day is broken into […]
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Naval Academy will bar transgender students in fall 2020
The change follows a policy shift under the Trump Administration to bar people who are transgender from serving in the military.
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Hearing draws advocates of lower prescription prices, patient safety
Proposals to form a state board for prescription drug pricing, allow importation of medications from Canada and otherwise curb rising costs are the focus of testimony.
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Doctors in 5 states charged with prescribing pain killers for cash, sex
Robert Duncan, U.S. attorney for eastern Kentucky, called the doctors involved “white-coated drug dealers.”
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Emerald ash borer quarantine issued for all of York County
State officials are trying to stop the spread of the destructive invasive beetle first seen in the county last fall.