The crackdown comes in response to a cholera outbreak and ongoing gang violence in Haiti.
2022
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Farmington Grange plans new program, continues others
The Wednesday Workers and Warm Ups will provide help for sewing and craft projects while offering a warm place for the community to gather this winter.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Full bellies, full hearts at the 33rd annual Thanksgiving meal at Messalonskee High School
One of the event’s organizers, Mike Perkins, said in its 33rd year, the dinner operates like a “well-oiled machine,” serving eat-in and to-go meals to more than 1,000 community members.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Scottish Rite Masons bring back Thanksgiving dinner after two-year hiatus
Dozens of people stopped by for the Thanksgiving dinner put on by the Scottish Rite Masons of Augusta Valley at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley on Thursday, and nearly 70 meals were delivered as the holiday tradition returns after a two-year hiatus.
Posted inNew England
Biden brings Thanksgiving pies to Nantucket first responders
NANTUCKET, Mass. — President Biden on Thursday delivered at least half a dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day show of appreciation and his toddler grandson walked away with a red fire hat topping his blond curls. “Oh wow,” Biden was heard to say upon seeing Beau Biden, who is nearly 3, emerge from […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Winter holiday celebrations debut Friday in central Maine
Starting Friday, central Maine’s winter holiday season gets underway, bringing lights, parades, gingerbread and Santa.
Posted inSports
Runners hit the road in Augusta for the annual Gasping Gobbler 5K
Hudson Delisle finishes with top overall time of 15:52.55.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
2022 boys soccer wrap-up: Some central Maine teams encounter postseason success
Winslow falls just short of another Class B title game; Mt. Abram falls to Waynflete in C South final.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
High mortgage rates send homebuyers scrambling for relief
As mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars to monthly mortgage payments.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Small businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets
For some small businesses, the markets are a welcome respite after a punishing couple of years.