Victoria Noyes, a volunteer from Skowhegan, recently received the Appreciation Pin from the Girl Scouts of Maine. The pin is an award bestowed upon a volunteer or staff member who provides exemplary service in support of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, and who has had a measurable impact on two or more troops in one […]
2023
Posted inCommunity
Chesterville man receives community impact award
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area annually seeks nominations for the Gary A. LaGrange Community Impact Award. This award recognizes an individual or couple that goes above and beyond to significantly impact Greater Franklin County through their volunteer efforts. Carroll Corbin of Chesterville, this year’s award recipient, is a retired Farmington firefighter and a current […]
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
The deal comes after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping traffic at some of the largest ports.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Protesters drop pants for climate change at Massachusetts state house
The group was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Orioles bounce back, beat Blue Jays, 4-2
A day after having a five-game winning streak snapped, Baltimore gets home runs from Adley Rutschman and Austin Hays and strong pitching from Tyler Wells.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont man charged with killing his mother at sea dies awaiting trial
Nathan Carman was found dead in his New Hampshire jail cell Thursday.
Posted inNation & World
Hope dims for missing migrants amid questions about Greece’s actions in deadly sinking
The trawler may have carried as many as 750 passengers, including women and children who were likely trapped in the hold as the vessel overturned and went down early Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World
A Missouri doctor’s death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren’t talking
Many of the people who knew John Forsyth are at a loss to explain the emergency room doctor’s death.
Posted inNation & World
Bus full of senior citizens in Canada collides with truck, killing 15 people
Ten others were injured when a bus carrying senior citizens to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck in the province of Manitoba Thursday.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sports Digest: Sea Dogs lose twice, fall out of first place
Portland now trails Somerset in the Northeast Division after getting swept by Binghamton in a doubleheader.