The 15th-ranked Americans will open against a European playoff winner on Nov. 21, with No. 5 England and No. 21 Iran also in their group.
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
American Olympian, imprisoned in Russia, gets support from USA Basketball teammates
Brittney Griner, one of many stars who play in Russia during the WNBA offseason, was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
West Gardiner budget features firetruck request, increased fuel spending
West Gardiner voters will consider approving plans for a new firetruck, a building for the town historical society and a donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley’s new facility at the upcoming Town Meeting.
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‘Living the Good Life,’ by Helen and Scott Nearing, is topic of UMF New Commons keynote
Helen and Scott Nearing’s book, “Living the Good Life,” has influenced generations of individuals moving from urban to rural life and is the subject of an upcoming New Commons keynote presentation by Alissa Hessler at the University of Maine at Farmington. From its publication in 1954 right up to the present moment, people have reached […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murdering woman argue evidence improperly obtained by police
The defense attorneys for Nicholas P. Lovejoy said in court this week that police continued to question him after he said he wanted a lawyer if they were going to talk about Melissa Sousa, who was found dead in the basement of their apartment.
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Wex severs ties with Russian oil company Lukoil North America
The Portland firm had continued doing business with a subsidiary of Russian-based Lukoil after the invasion of Ukraine, but changed course on Friday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Historic headstone discovered in courthouse basement headed home to Rome
The discovery of a headstone in a disused part of the Kennebec County Courthouse sparked a search by Dan Brunelle, the county’s facilities manager, to return it to its rightful place.
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Former Maine woman kidnapped, brutalized in Texas
Four women and 2 men were arrested and face aggravated kidnapping charges after allegedly holding the woman captive for a week, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said.
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Four men on trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were ‘full of ‘rage,’ Michigan prosecutor says
The four men deny any scheme to abduct the governor from her vacation home, and their lawyers say the men were turned into ‘terrorists’ by rogue government agents.
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Cumberland County judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler search warrant
The action relates to a March 23 search of former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s Portland home for child pornography.