Judy Schwartz of California was notified by police in January that her daughter, who had been missing for a year, was found dead in Waterville, Maine, sending Schwartz on a mission to find out everything she could about her daughter’s last year of life.
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Laying out data, Netflix touts its record on inclusivity
The streaming giant achieved roughly gender parity among lead characters in both film and TV in 2018 and 2019.
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Whitefield family’s farmstand destroyed by tractor driver
Police are investigating as the community rallies to offer Swallowtail Farm and Creamery support and help in rebuilding.
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U.S. consumers boost spending 2.4% as income jumps
It’s a sign that the economy may be poised to sustain a recovery from the pandemic recession.
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Readfield-area school hosts community racism discussion to culminate learning topic
Around 40 members of the community participated in Thursday’s event, hosted by Maranacook Community Middle School teachers.
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United will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case
The Justice Department says former employees of the airline’s cargo division falsified parcel-delivery information between 2012 and 2015.
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FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly follow the recommendation and make it the third vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Pittston man sentenced to 3 years in prison for sex offenses against children
William T. Sevon pleaded guilty to multiple counts of unlawful sexual contact and visual sexual aggression against a child and was sentenced to 8 years in prison with all but 3 years suspended.
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Limbaugh buried in private cemetery in St. Louis
The family of the conservative talk radio host says additional celebrations of his life are planned in the future, both virtually and in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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On video, Queen Elizabeth II urges people to be vaccinated
The British monarch compares the effort that’s gone into Britain’s national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to the way people worked together during World War II.