The Sept. 3 fire also burned two vehicles, blew out windows at a neighboring residence and burned a workshop at another adjacent residence.
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Kennebec Valley United Way launches ’24 campaign with hike in early support
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley recently launched its 2024 fundraising season at a campaign kickoff breakfast with $1.2 million in early committed support, reflecting a more than 10% increase from last year’s event. This year’s fundraising efforts are led by Oakland-based couple TJ Smart of Milestone Funeral Partners and Kerry Smart of the […]
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Posted inMaine, News
$3.8 million in Maine conservation projects will protect more than 3,500 acres of land, waterfront
The funding from the Land for Maine’s Future Program will help protect working waterfronts, critical habitat for wildlife and land that can be used for recreation.
Posted inNation & World
5 things to know about apparent second assassination attempt on Trump
Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says ‘appears to be an attempted assassination’ in Florida after another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Posted inNation & World
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt was near golf course for 12 hours
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Posted inMaine, News
There were fewer piping plover pairs on Maine beaches this year, but they fledged lots of chicks
Three beaches in Scarborough saw the highest number of fledged chicks since monitoring of the endangered shorebirds began in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sens. Collins, King co-sponsor bill requiring military to use state crisis intervention laws
The bill would require the armed services to utilize state laws, such as Maine’s yellow flag law, to disarm people who are a threat to themselves and others. It was introduced a little less than one year after the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
Posted inMaine, News
Photos: Farmington Fair opens to great weather, with much to see and do
The 183rd edition of Farmington Fair opened Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Housing’s worst crisis in decades reverberates through 2024 race
At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims
For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole.