One of three homeless men sitting this week on the riverbank in Waterville said being without a home in summer is OK, but in winter ‘it’s rough and it’s cold,’ Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. seafood imports fuel Russian war machine
Fishing is big business in Russia, one closely linked to the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin’s projection of power at sea.
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Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
More Republican states are coming around on paper ballots
Some GOP voters remain distrustful of voting machines following the controversy over the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man arrested after attempting to rob Fairfield bank, police say
A South Dakota man, 47-year-old Mark J. Ryder, was taken into custody Friday following the attempted robbery of Skowhegan Savings Bank on Main Street in Fairfield, according to police.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s daily COVID case count significantly higher this week
As Maine’s daily case count rises, five northern and eastern Maine counties are now considered to be at moderate risk for virus transmission and hospitalizations.
Posted inMaine
Legislature’s budget panel supports payments to taxpayers, expands eligibility
Under the committee plan, couples earning up to $200,000 a year would now receive $850 relief payments.
Posted inNation & World, News
Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus
Some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities on Monday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bodies of more than 900 civilians found in Kyiv region, police report
Moscow is promising to increase missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, following Russia’s stinging loss of its flagship in the Black Sea.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holds out against all odds
Ukrainian troops continue to fight the vastly superior Russian forces in ferocious battles amid the ruins of what once was a bustling city.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘The Name She Gave Me’
This story moves along with such momentum that you frankly forget you’re reading poems