U.S. and Germany agreed to share advanced tanks with Ukraine along with the Bradley and Marder vehicles promised, a decision that led to criticism from the Kremlin and the prime minister of NATO.
2023
Three killed, 4 wounded in latest California shooting
This is at least the sixth mass shooting this month in a state that has some of the nation’s toughest firearms laws.
Issue of Russian athletes competing looms for Paris Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky advocates a blanket ban, which was resisted when demanded by others in the past decade.
Commentary: ‘The isolation and loneliness really get to me’ and ‘l I think about dying’
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: Democrats’ plan to expand abortion rights is not ‘extreme’
Under no circumstances should cost or geography determine the rights of pregnant Mainers.
View from Away: Unchecked gun violence reveals who we are as a nation
East Bay Times (TNS)
Jan. 28, 1992: Winslow teacher aide arrested for selling pot, Waterville unveils its $10.7 million school budget, and the Wolf Moon is waning says our columnist
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Plymouth State University names locals to dean’s list
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Bethany Pratt of Topsham and Chrisana Zirtidis of Readfield have made the 2022 fall semester dean’s list at Plymouth State University. To be named to the list, a student must achieve a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.69 during the semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during […]
Copeland to celebrate Grammy-nominated album with Waterville concert
Blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland plans to celebrate the release of her Grammy-nominated Alligator Records album, “Done Come Too Far,” with a live performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Copeland is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory […]