Feinstein, the nation’s oldest sitting U.S. senator, died Thursday at age 90.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Martha Ballard admirers seek to deliver monument to midwife in Augusta
Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
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Posted inBusiness
New Ventures Maine hires new staff members
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine has hired three new staff members to its microenterprise development team: Oyebanjo Ogunlela, Dion Olmstead and Destin DeCambre. The three advisors join a team of experienced instructors, coaches and business owners that serves existing and would-be entrepreneurs across the state. “We are delighted to welcome these talented advisors to our […]
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court to take up abortion, gun cases in new term while ethics concerns swirl
A big unknown is whether the court will be asked to weigh in on any aspect of the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump and others.
Posted inNation & World
New York stunned, swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours expected
Some 8.65 inches of rain fell at John F. Kennedy Airport, surpassing the record set during Hurricane Donna in 1960.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
Duane Keffe D. Davis was arrested and charged with murder, with prosecutors saying he ordered and masterminded the killing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Sports
Judge to end conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher, Memphis couple
Their story is the subject of the film ‘The Blind Side,’ which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause
Not yet clear is how millions of people suddenly having less discretionary income might affect the economy.
Posted inPolitics
Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
It marks a violent escalation of his longstanding tough-on-crime message.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation backed the measure.