The Kansas City Star (TNS)
2023
Posted inCommunity
Catholic Charities Maine gets SEARCH program recruitment grant
Catholic Charities Maine’s Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope (SEARCH) program has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation. SEARCH connects isolated seniors with community volunteers in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Sagadahoc and Somerset counties, as well as in parts of Penobscot, Franklin, Lincoln, Oxford and Cumberland counties. SEARCH volunteers provide friendly visitation and […]
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Maine businesses get funds for climate smart renewable energy upgrades
USDA Rural Development celebrated Maine Day by announcing a $514,000 investment in renewable energy.
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UMaine researchers test lobster shells to thwart potato soil pathogens
Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities that ward off soilborne potato pathogens. The novel shell-to-spud combination may connect two cornerstones of Maine’s food system and enhance the state’s circular economy. Potatoes are Maine’s top agricultural commodity, with a value of more than $215 million in […]
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Camden on Canvas plein-air event seeks submissions
Artist submissions are due by Friday, Jan. 20.
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Vassalboro academy recognizes 62 new law enforcement officers
Sixty-two cadets graduated Dec. 16 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The 18-week intensive residential training program teaches and trains cadets to deal with the rigors of the job. The class began in August with 70 cadets, of which 62 completed the program, including nine females. […]
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Jokic’s triple-double fuels Nuggets’ dominant win over Celtics
Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic finishes with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, leading Denver to a 123-111 victory.
Posted inSports
NFL roundup: Buccaneers, Giants clinch playoff berths
Tampa Bay beats Carolina to win the NFC South, and the Giants rout the Colts to secure a wild-card berth.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Body recovered from North Pond in Smithfield after ATV breaks through ice
Jeremiah Meader, 42, of Smithfield was driving his side-by-side UTV across the pond with his wife and two other adult passengers at about 1 a.m. Sunday when it broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Posted inNation & World
Kim Jong Un orders ‘exponential’ expansion of nuclear arsenal
South Korea responded later saying North Korea’s use of nukes ‘will lead to the end of the Kim Jong Un government.’