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2023
Reporting Aside: Oakland man extends kindness to students from afar
Gil Roy has hosted more than two-dozen foreign exchange students from around the world in the last 14 years and has two more coming this summer, Amy Calder writes.
Showers, thunderstorms expected for Father’s Day weekend
Mother Nature’s going to deliver a sub-par gift for Dad. Another pesky, upper-level low like the ones that have plagued us on and off for weeks will return to Maine with persistent clouds and showers. The coast has the best shot at not seeing widespread rain today, but expect showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. […]
Mills signs highway budget, averting partial shutdown
The highway budget includes a new, more sustainable revenue source to support road and bridge maintenance.
Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes
Another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.
Saturday’s high school state championship games postponed until next week
With rain in the forecast, Saturday’s lacrosse title games have been moved to Monday, and baseball and softball state finals will be played Tuesday.
Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s better than before’
The 86-year-old was admitted for surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove intestinal scar tissue that had caused intestinal blockages.
Russian missiles target Kyiv as visiting African leaders push for peace and grain
A delegation of leaders and senior officials from Africa is in Ukraine seeking ways to end the full-scale war now in its 16th month and ensure food and fertilizer deliveries to their continent
Week In Photos June 9-16, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Farmingdale voters support road work in $2.6 million budget approval
About two-dozen people turned out Thursday to the Hall-Dale High School theater for the annual Town Meeting to weigh in on the spending proposal outlined by Farmingdale selectmen, putting in place a plan to address roads in need of repair.