Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
2022
Posted inNation & World, News
‘The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now’: Russian invaders push toward Ukraine’s capital
The U.S. and other global powers hit Russians with tougher sanctions and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for a cease-fire while refusing American help to evacuate.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: When the world faces this kind of crisis, national unity is paramount
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine
Amy Calder: Wishing away the virus won’t make it so
Now, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus seems to be waning, is the worst time to shed our masks, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Key inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
Robust consumer spending has combined with widespread product and worker shortages to create the highest inflation in four decades.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
He delivers on a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman and to further diversify the justices.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Adding housing tops Augusta council’s goals for year
Councilors prioritize making Augusta a recovery-ready community to address substance use, creating a low-barrier homeless shelter, and moving ahead with construction of a new police station and development of public transportation.
Posted inMaine
Most of Maine remains in ‘high’ risk category under new federal mask guidelines
Three counties – Kennebec, Waldo and Somerset – have been reclassified as ‘medium’ risk counties, meaning masks are recommended for certain at-risk groups and considered a personal choice for most people.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of the rich
Updates from the crisis in Ukraine as Russia invades.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Man killed when ejected from vehicle, run over on Interstate 95 in Litchfield, police say
The Newport man was struck twice by vehicles after he was thrown from his truck in a collision Thursday night, authorities said.