The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
President of workforce builder FocusMaine stepping down
Kimberly Hamilton, the organization’s inaugural president, is slated to leave her position on July 1.
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Posted inNation & World
CIA Director William Burns tests positive for COVID-19
Burns is experiencing mild symptoms and working from home, the espionage agency says.
Posted inNation & World
Native Hawaiian hula teacher will appear on U.S. quarters
The late Edith Kanaka’ole is among five notable women who will be featured on the coins next year, the U.S. Mint announces.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State launches $16 million grant program for seafood dealers, processors
The program is a component of the governor’s Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, investing federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in Maine people and businesses.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Marquis Pollard looks to get men’s basketball program back on track at Thomas College
Hiring of former player, assistant brings added wrinkle to Thomas-University of Maine at Farmington rivalry.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law, says it aims to suppress Black voters
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that while he expects aspects of his agenda to be struck down by the federal court in Tallahassee, he is confident they will be upheld on appeal to a more conservative court.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Five arrested in Litchfield after discovery of stolen car, drugs, police say
Police attempted to stop the vehicle on Perkins Road in Monmouth, but the driver did not stop until reaching Buker Road in Litchfield.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at Colby College commencement
The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Putin demands payment in rubles for Russia’s gas, but leaves a loophole
European leaders insist payment will remain in euros and dollars and want to see the fine print of how the decree will be implemented.