PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union continued its commitment to the greater community through several holiday corporate and employee-led programs in 2023. Last month, the credit union participated as a corporate sponsor for the Valley of Trees Festival in Newport, an initiative by the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce that celebrated community spirit and […]
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Joseph Lelyveld, former executive editor of The New York Times, dies at 86
The Times won several Pulitzers under his watch, and he himself won a Pulitzer in 1996 for his nonfiction book “Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White.” He was the father of the Portland Press Herald’s managing editor, Nita Lelyveld.
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Commentary: 2023 was the year of the do-nothing House Republicans. In 2024, they’ll do worse than nothing
It’s a new year but the same old mess in Congress. Instead of a fresh start, lawmakers return next week to their stale, dead-end arguments and legislative gridlock. And by now the reason they’re mired in the mess is an old story: Repeatedly in 2023, we saw the dysfunction of the MAGA Republicans who narrowly […]
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Commentary: In defense of Claudine Gay and academic freedom
The university at its best must be a place where stakeholders can disagree with a viewpoint without consequence, except for the possibility of learning.
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Opinion: A brighter future for Maine children starts with a whole-family approach
Children thrive when their parents have what they need to succeed. Likewise, if kids are doing well, it’s easier for the adults in their lives to make things work.
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Jan. 6, 2006: Consultant comes up new traffic design for Cony Circle in Augusta, SAD 11 adopts new busing plan, and new $400,000 grant goes toward suicide prevention for students in Knox, Sagadahoc and Piscataquis counties
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
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Obituary: Helen Clare (Turcotte) Flewelling
SKOWHEGAN – Helen Clare (Turcotte) Flewelling, 84, passed away on Dec. 8, 2023. Helen was born in Skowhegan on June 5, …
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Obituary: Sgt. Aaron Stephen Rollins
MADISON – Sergeant Aaron Stephen Rollins (August 12, 1972) fell asleep in death on Dec. 28, 2023. Aaron served bravely in …
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Obituary: Jeremy Harvey Spear
EMBDEN/YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. – Jeremy Harvey Spear (also known as “Jed”), passed away Jan. 4, 2024, at Woodlands Assisted Living Center …