The man, whose name has not yet been released, was the second person killed by Monday’s storm.
2023
Posted inNation & World
Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
The huge spike in migrants and resulting chaos at various border locations have increased frustration with the Biden administration’s immigration policies and put pressure on Congress to reach a deal on asylum.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Flooding Kennebec River leaves wake of destruction as thousands remain without power in central Maine
The Kennebec River swelled to depths not seen in decades on Tuesday. Officials evacuated residents in Waterville, Fairfield and other communities as a precaution, and the governor declared a state of civil emergency in all but two counties.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Storm triggers catastrophic flooding, leaves large swaths of Maine without power
Gov. Janet Mills issued a state of civil emergency for every Maine county except York and Cumberland, and some communities have begun to evacuate neighborhoods as a precaution.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Maine should end its funding of private schools altogether
The state doesn’t have to send public money to schools operated by Christian nationalists.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: Of Seinfeld, Scrooge and climate change – a holiday parable
How to celebrate the holidays without hurting the environment? I’ve got ideas.
Posted inOn this date
Dec. 19, 1972: Police probe safe smashing and Sacred Heart Church break-in, Waterville city council will discuss opening dump on Sunday, and you can feed a family of 6 with KFC’s ‘family special’ dinner for only $3.99
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Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Rose-Marie “Rose” (Chasse) Bickford
BENTON – Rose-Marie “Rose” (Chasse) Bickford, 75, of Fairfield, passed away Dec. 14, 2023, at Redington Fairview General Hospital with her …
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Obituary: Theodore Allen Purington Sr.
GARDINER – Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Theodore Allen Purington Sr., best known as Pappy and Rooster, passed peacefully Wednesday …
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Obituary: Cynthia “Cindy” Caverly
BELGRADE – Cynthia “Cindy” Caverly, 60, died Dec. 1, 2023, in Belgrade. She was born in Waterville on August 6, 1963, …