KYIV, Ukraine — Residents of Ukraine’s bombed capital clutched empty bottles in search of water and crowded into cafés for power and warmth Thursday, switching defiantly into survival mode after new Russian missile strikes a day earlier plunged the city and much of the country into the dark. In scenes hard to believe in a […]
November 2022
Posted inBusiness
Holiday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits
Elevated prices for food, rent, gasoline and other household costs have taken a toll on shoppers.
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Musk granting ‘amnesty,’ says he will revive suspended Twitter accounts
The new Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for threats, harassment and misinformation beginning next week.
Posted inMaine Crime
Man charged with murder after body found at Poland trailer home, police say
Justin Butterfield, 34, of 14 Poplar Drive in Poland charged after body was discovered Thursday morning at trailer where he lived, police say. Family and friends say they have been trying for years to get help for Butterfield. Killed Thursday morning was 38-year-old Gabe Damour.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Wilko Johnson, British rocker who defied cancer, dies at 75
The Dr. Feelgood guitarist had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Posted inNation & World
Man takes off pants, tries to rape woman on New York subway
She fled to another train car and the attacker got on a Staten Island ferry, police say.
Posted inNation & World
Dominican Republic expelled 1,800 unaccompanied Haitian children this year
The crackdown comes in response to a cholera outbreak and ongoing gang violence in Haiti.
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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.
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.