FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is again offering health career scholarships. The scholarships will be presented to students in need of financial assistance who reside in Franklin County, as well as in Livermore Falls and Livermore, and are pursuing careers in the health care field, according to a news release from the hospital. […]
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Chet Jordan scholarship available for student leaders
Student leaders can apply for the Chet Jordan Leadership Award at the Maine Community Foundation. Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at Maine high schools who are pursuing post-secondary study in a two- or four-year certificate or undergraduate degree within the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System, Maine Maritime Academy and all vocational/technical schools […]
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UMaine to host climate change, agriculture webinar
The Maine Climate and Agriculture Network is offering a three-webinar series about climate change and agriculture. The series is scheduled to run March 22 and 28, and April 14. Each webinar will consist of several short presentations followed by questions and a general discussion. Speakers will include farmers, outreach professionals, and agricultural and climate scientists, […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver virtual address to U.S. Congress
Zelensky will speak Wednesday to members of the House and Senate, an event that will be livestreamed for the public.
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U.K. will end all travel rules ahead of Easter break
The announcement comes as coronavirus infections are rising in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Courts, prosecutors, BMV agree to fix gap in license suspensions
Spurred by a recent crash in Oxford County, the agencies say they have created a process to make sure criminal conviction information that should trigger a license suspension is communicated to the BMV.
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Trial over approval of Boy Scouts bankruptcy begins
The reorganization plan calls for contributing up to $786 million in cash and property to a fund for claimants of child sexual abuse.
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Russian tycoon’s charges unsealed in Giuliani-linked case
He was secretly charged in a New York court in 2020 with making illegal political donations.
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Once a powerful symbol in Russia, McDonald’s withdraws
The chain temporarily closes about 850 stores in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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Israel grapples with fate of oligarchs
It’s caught between maintaining its status as a haven for any Jew without enabling Russian tycoons to evade sanctions.