AUGUSTA – On Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, Douglas David Mariner passed away peacefully, at Togus, VAMC Augusta, with loving family and …
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Obituary: Kaye (Heath) Newell
KINGFIELD – Kaye (Heath) Newell, 62, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
She was born Aug. 15, 1959, …
Land trust plans tour of Hewett Oak Hill
FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust is to host an opportunity to walk Hewett Oak Hill and take in the views of its newest conservation project at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29. The trust plans to purchase and permanently conserve 120 acres in Fayette, including a ridgeline just above Echo Lake and a mature hardwood-conifer woodland […]
Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires prime minister
Overseas allies are worried the country’s young democracy is descending again into an autocracy.
Water levels at Great Salt Lake drop to historic low
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Winds stoke California’s largest fire as blazes scorch West
Authorities hope improving weather will help crews make headway in Oregon.
Sports Digest: Alberto Salazar permanently banned for sexual, emotional misconduct
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UMaine System trustees advance proposal for boutique hotel on Orono campus
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Biden says U.S. combat mission in Iraq to conclude by end of year
The military will continue to help Iraq fight against ISIS.