Of the $110 billion announced, $52.5 billion is for federal highway funding and $20.5 billion is for public transit.
2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Farnsworth fetches $1.5 million in sale of second Lynne Drexler painting
Last week’s auction of the Monhegan artist’s ‘Herbert’s Garden’ was even more lucrative for the Rockland museum than the surprising $1.2 million sale of her ‘Flowered Hundred’ in March.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Acting president of KVCC named as the college’s permanent leader
The Maine Community College System announced that current interim president Karen Normandin has been appointed as permanent president of Kennebec Valley Community College.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council slated to take final vote on Highwood Street rezoning
City officials to revisit rezoning request Tuesday by the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, which seeks to develop an abandoned building into apartments for seniors and adults with families, with some emergency units for the homeless.
Posted inNews
Two Massachusetts men escape with scrapes after SUV goes off U.S. Route 2 in Wilton
Driver Darlin Rosario fell asleep at the wheel, according to Chief Heidi Wilcox said. He and a passenger told police they had just finished working a 12-hour shift.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
U.S. reaches deal to reopen shuttered baby formula plant
The shortage stems from a February recall by Abbott, the nation’s largest formula maker, that closed the company’s Michigan plant over safety concerns.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Reversing Trump, Biden redeploys U.S. troops to Somalia to counter extremists
It’s a reminder that the U.S. remains engaged in the long fight against Islamic extremists around the world even if the effort has been eclipsed by the war in Ukraine and other matters.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Delaware lawmakers pass cannabis legalization, but governor’s support in doubt
Democrat John Carney has previously spoken against legalizing recreational marijuana. The bill would allow possession of up to one ounce.
Posted inNews
Oakland man dies in motorcycle crash on Route 27 in Carrabassett Valley
Alan Rose, 37, and his motorcycle went airborne Saturday after the bike hit an embankment.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Penn State administrator named next president of USM
Jacqueline Edmonson, current chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will start in her job on July 1.