U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen, who was nominated in 2011 by former President Barack Obama, was the first woman to join Maine’s federal bench.
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Posted inNation & World
After pressing Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, Biden administration shifts its message
Just a week after calling urgently for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to avoid the possibility of all-out war in the Middle East, the administration has shifted its message as Israel presses ahead with ground incursions in Lebanon.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead gets new trailhead parking area
The Corniche Trailhead is closed temporarily as a 16-space gravel parking lot is under construction near intersection of Middle Street and Litchfield Road.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene and the port strike in campaign’s final weeks
How events shake out — and how the candidates respond — could be decisive as they claw for votes in battleground states.
Posted inCommunity
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Oct. 7-14
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Oct. 7-14
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Madison man to serve year in prison for possessing child pornography
John Wayne Peters, 63, pleaded guilty Tuesday to nine counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a minor younger than 12, and one count of failure to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Oakland to demolish old house for site of future Town Office
The town plans to raze the building at 1113 Kennedy Memorial Drive this year and eventually construct a new Town Office there if voters approve plans.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. could see shortages, higher retail prices if dockworkers strike drags on
Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday, picketing near ports all along the East Coast.
Posted inCommunity
Leeds Historical Society plans autumn walks
LEEDS — The Leeds Historical Society plans to hold the following autumn walks. Indian Carry and much more will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Attendees can explore the Indian Carry across the delta of the Dead River into the Androscoggin Lake. Remnants of White & Son’s sawmill and the old railroad road trestle […]
Posted inMaine, News
EPA: Navy has ‘ultimate responsibility’ to address Brunswick chemical spill
The head of the federal agency’s Superfund program told the Navy in a Sept. 26 letter that it must ‘take any and all actions necessary to address the recent spill of AFFF at Hangar 4 and to ensure protection of human health and the environment.’