Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary.
2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Coldplay hopes to lead with a green tour
The band has added solar panels, kinetic dance floors that generate electricity, compostable wristbands for the audience and is using biodegradable confetti.
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Posted inHealth
Central Maine Healthcare updates agreement with Aetna
Central Maine Healthcare officials said Monday the new agreement takes effect this month and applies to patients covered under an Aetna commercial plan.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Remains of child taken from tribe to be returned to Alaska by Bowdoinham relatives
With the help of the U.S. Army, Ted Ashouwak of Bowdoinham, will repatriate his long-lost great aunt, who was forced into a boarding school in 1901, to her home in Kodiak, Alaska.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks end mostly lower, extending losing streak for S&P 500
Technology stocks were among the biggest losers after pushing and pulling the market throughout the day.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Augusta to pay city employees COVID-19 cash bonus
The city will use about $163,000 of its roughly $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reward employees for service in the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
In U.S., states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
Energy-producing states have the deepest dependence on fossil fuel income through taxes, royalties and fees.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Public water to continue flowing in Moscow after $24,000 utility bill is paid
The Moscow Water District owed the money to the water district in neighboring Bingham, prompting Bingham officials to threaten to end water service to customers in Moscow.
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Midcoast High Winds Flute Choir to performing during Oasis of Music
The Midcoast High Winds Flute Choir will perform as part of the Oasis of Music concert series beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The flute choir is an ensemble of amateur and professional musicians from Maine’s Midcoast region that has been entertaining community […]
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UMF presents Trifecta book launch to celebrate trio of authors
A special Trifecta Book Launch featuring authors Kathryn Miles, Bill Roorbach, and Jeffrey Thomson presented by Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, in the Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to the […]