August 2, 2024
2024
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: It’s later than we think
With the arrival of the Skowhegan State Fair next week, we know summer then trends toward fall, kids return to school, elections launch and the holidays descend, just before a new president is inaugurated — whew! Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Kamala Harris has work to do and more women to convince
In the 48 hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, she did something every working woman in America can relate to: She put her multi-tasking superpowers to work and got a big job done in little time. But Harris’ impressive launch will not be enough […]
Posted inOn this date
Aug. 2, 2001: Somerset County Sheriff, district attorney tangle about music on lines of phone calls waiting to be transferred, wrecking crew dismantles 3 downtown Augusta buildings, and the day in the life of a cemetery mower in Augusta
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Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Joyce Ann Edgerly Hamrick
Hamrick, Joyce Ann Edgerly 84, of Madison, July 29. Private funeral services arranged by Dan and Scott’s Cremation and Funeral Services, …
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Death Notice: Richard Humphrey
Humphrey, Richard 81, of Detroit, July 24. Celebration, August 8, 2 p.m., Hartland First Baptist Church. …
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Death Notice: Joanne G. Hewett
Hewett, Joanne G. 64, of Skowhegan, July 23. Celebration, August 17, 11 a.m. on the island in Skowhegan at Tewksbury Hall, …
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Death Notice: Concepcion N. Larrabee
Larrabee, Concepcion N. 82, of Farmingdale, July 10, in Augusta. Visit 4-6 p.m., Aug. 5, Staples Funeral Home, Gardiner. Service …
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Death Notice: Robert Willis Foster Jr.
Foster Jr., Robert Willis 62, of Randolph, July 28. Committal service, 10 a.m., August 8, Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery (OLD) …
Posted inNation & World
Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
‘El Mayo’ Zambada is charged in a number of U.S. cases, including in New York and California.