Staff worked all day Wednesday to get the buses and vans running after they were damaged Tuesday by flooding, according to MSAD 54 superintendent Jon Moody.
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‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood
Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
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More American auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
The slowdown has raised concern among automakers that buyer interest in EVs is faltering. Some companies are cutting production and scaling down plans for new battery or assembly plants.
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Gov. Mills visits Skowhegan mill redevelopment project that suffered millions in flooding damage
Mills, along with state, county and local officials, toured the damage and offered her support, as the state begins to seek federal aid for the hardest hit areas following Monday’s powerful storm.
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UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war
A report from the U.N. finds that more than half a million people in Gaza are starving because of not enough food entering the territory since the outbreak of war more than 10 weeks ago.
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Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
AAA is forecasting that 115 million people will go 50 miles or more from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.
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High school schedules and scores for Dec. 21-22
Local high school games for Thursday, Dec. 21, and Friday, Dec. 22.
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France’s Macron supporting actor Gérard Depardieu, accused of sexual misconduct
Asked about such accusations against Depardieu, French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed in the presumption of innocence and the judicial process.
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Celtics notebook: Thirty-six years later, Boston does it again
Not since the days of Larry Bird and Robert Parish have five players scored at least 20 points, until Wednesday night’s 144-119 blowout victory at Sacramento,.
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‘You are the father!’ Talk show host Maury Povich declares to Denver Zoo orangutan
Sumatran orangutans are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with a rapidly declining wild population due to habitat loss, illegal hunting and the black-market pet trade, the zoo said.