CUMBERLAND FORESIDE – Rike Baldino, 80, passed away on August 8, 2021 in her home in Maine, surrounded by her loving …
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Winthrop library to host Maine writer, entrepreneur
WINTHROP — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth is scheduled to give a presentation, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. The event is part of a series put on this year by the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., that celebrates Maine women. The presentation will focus on […]
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Whitefield student makes dean’s list at Union College
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Colin Pennock of Whitefield has been named to the 2021 dean’s list at Union College. Pennock, a member of the class of 2022, is majoring in electrical engineering. Comprised annually, the Union College dean’s list honors students who have a grade point average of 3.5 for the entire academic year and meet […]
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville parish to help teens in need of sneakers
WATERVILLE — An initiative at Corpus Christi Parish (Notre Dame Church in Waterville and St. John the Baptist Church in Winslow) aims not only to help teens in need of shoes but also to offer participants and donors 30 chances to win a prize. All parishioners and community members are invited to participate in Sneaker […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Utility cuts power to 51,000 customers as wildfire moves near California city
Pacific Gas & Electric says it has begun shutting off power to prevent downed lines from sparking blazes in a tinder-dry region.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Second inmate imprisoned for 1980s murder dies, a week after his accomplice
Joseph Albert, 77, was serving a 70-year sentence for murder in the death of 19-year-old Justine Renee Gridley of Orono in the 1980s.
Posted inNew England
Boston’s Old North Church set to integrate its slavery ties
A $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will be used to acknowledge the church’s connection to the slave trade as well as the American Revolution.
Posted inNation & World
‘Everybody is facing a dark future’: Afghans in the U.S. struggle to evacuate family, friends
The Department of Defense intends to evacuate 22,000 Afghans with special immigrant visas, as well as their relatives, but the pace so far has been slow.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs open homestand with a bang
A 14-hit attack supports a superb pitching performance from left-hander Chris Murphy as Portland beats Binghamton, 11-0.
Posted inMaine, News
Shortage of naloxone hinders addiction treatment in Maine
Supplies of the lifesaving anti-overdose drug are stretched nationwide, putting pressure on Maine treatment centers.