SKOWHEGAN — A recent report, authored jointly by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, assessed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s travel, tourism and outdoor recreation grants funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. Skowhegan’s River Park Enhanced Whitewater Project was […]
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Winslow council charts course for replacing town manager
Councilors are floating ideas for an interim town manager after Ella Bowman announced her resignation last month, citing ‘hateful’ comments from councilors and community members.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
6-hour standoff in Oakland ends with arrest
Oakland police Chief Rick Stubbert said standoff with Jason Grant started at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Posted inCommunity
Christmas cantata set for Farmington Dec. 20, 22
FARMINGTON — The Christmas cantata, “Stars of Glory,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, and Sunday, Dec. 22, at the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham St. This is a free hour-long program. This production features familiar and new Christmas carols in a Celtic style of music. Accompanied by an orchestrated background, it […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Key details to know about the arrest of the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Luigi Nicholas Mangione was being held in Pennsylvania on gun charges and will eventually be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Body found in Edgecomb identified, death ruled a homicide
Police say 34-year-old William Nathaniel Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, died of a gunshot wound.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
CEO killing, rage over insurance plunges UnitedHealth into crisis
Brian Thompson’s death has become a symbol of revenge over denied medical bills and lack of access to necessary care, an issue that some UnitedHealth employees say they’re growing increasingly anxious about.
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Forensic experts debate how Standish woman died in 2021 shooting
Brandon Libby, 37, is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, 30-year-old Amanda Brown, who died from a single gunshot wound to the stomach.
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Maine Hay Contest recognizes farms, families producing best hay in 2024
WATERVILLE — At the 2024 Maine Forage Conference in November, University of Maine Cooperative Extension recognized the winning farms of the Maine Hay Contest: Hardy Farm in Farmington, Melody Ridge Farm in Pittsfield and Conant Acres in Canton. Hardy Farm, an organic dairy operation run by Henry and Teresa Hardy, has around 85 registered Ayrshires […]