The next session of the Waterville Hope’s Place program is scheduled to take place Wednesday nights for six weeks starting Oct. 6. Groups run from 6 to 7 p.m. The meeting location is to be determined. Hope’s Place aims to provide a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups. […]
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Kennebec Valley Community College offers certificate programs
Kennebec Valley Community College is providing an opportunity to earn a certificate in medical assisting, advanced medical emergency technician or health science at the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland. The programs will be offered in a hybrid format, with some content offered online and some hands-on activities in person. The college also will offer […]
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Neighbors Driving Neighbors to hold volunteer orientation
MOUNT VERNON — Neighbors Driving Neighbors seeks volunteers to become drivers for the nonprofit organization. Serving the towns of Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna, the organization matches drivers with residents who need a ride to medical appointments, the grocery store and other errands. References and a background check are required for new drivers, […]
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Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, gets six years in Massachusetts corruption case
The former Fall River mayor began a pay-to-play scheme involving bribes from marijuana vendors after he was elected in 2016, prosecutors say.
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Tuesday’s college roundup: Colby shuts out UMaine-Farmington in women’s soccer, 3-0
Lily Fagan has a goal and an assist as the Mules top the Beavers.
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Suspect in Wisconsin shooting deaths charged with murder
An Arizona man who allegedly told his father he “snapped and shot a couple of people” was charged Tuesday with murder, about a week after four bodies were found in an abandoned SUV in western Wisconsin
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Jeromy Lee, 40: Wanted to become Maine Guide
Jeromy Lee had been working seven-day weeks at Bath Iron Works for so long to make extra money for his family that he decided he needed a break. He and his wife, Nichole, enjoyed his first weekend off in months this summer. They talked about how they might fill the next several weekends, too. Most […]
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Maine AG seeking outside legal help against manufacturers of forever chemicals
Qualified law firms have until Oct. 29 to file proposals for potential legal action by the state.
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House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP
The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is likely to falter because of overwhelming GOP opposition.
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Toxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island
An explosion could occur once the lava enters the Atlantic and produce toxic gas.