The president highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the commitment of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance, but warned that without consequences, Putin’s aggression won’t end with Ukraine.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes bigger refunds to taxpayers as state budget surplus grows
Gov. Janet Mills proposes using half of a $411 million projected rise in the state’s revenue surplus to increase direct payments to taxpayers from $500 to $750.
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Brunswick woman shot by Topsham police dies in hospital
Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick, who was hospitalized after being shot by police on the Route 196 bridge, died Tuesday afternoon, according to a Maine Medical Center spokesperson.
Posted inCommunity
Franklin County coalition offers at-home COVID test kits
FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County plans to distribute free at-home COVID-19 test kits from 3 to 5:30 p.m. weekly on Tuesdays via drive-thru distribution outside of its office, 105 Mt. Blue Circle, Suite 1, while supplies last. The tests being distributed are authorized for home use for individuals age 2 […]
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Portland Diocese launches Lent website
PORTLAND — The Diocese of Portland website has launched a Lent section — portlanddiocese.org/lent-resources — which featuring a variety of resources to assist people on their Lenten journey. Lent runs from Ash Wednesday, March 2, to Holy Thursday, April 14. The three pillars of the Lenten season are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, according to a […]
Posted inMaine, News
ACLU of Maine sues state’s legal services system for poor defendants
The lawsuit on behalf of five incarcerated people says the system fails to meet the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Mills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
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El Salvadoran man deported in 2019 from U.S. arrested in Rangeley area
U.S. Border Patrol agents determined Feb. 17 that Oscar Armando Reyes-Pais was in the U.S. illegally.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia takes aim at Ukraine’s urban areas; Biden vows Putin will pay a price for invasion
As the seventh day of the war dawned Wednesday, Russia found itself increasingly isolated, beset by the sanctions that have thrown its economy into turmoil and left the country practically friendless.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda
After the European Union’s president called for a ban on Russian state media, a wave of tech companies blocked the channels from their platforms.