The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Tiny Imaginations opens play space for young children in Winthrop
The new play space, which opened earlier this month, is one of only a few like it in central Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
‘Taking on a new life’: Day care to open at former China Dine-ah
The barroom that once housed live music and late-night parties has swapped barstools for playpens as a former staple of central Maine’s food scene finds new life.
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Update: Jay police locate missing teen
Dakota Dow has been missing since Thursday night, according to police.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Justice Dept. files suit accusing RealPage of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents
Attorneys general in several states have separately sued RealPage alleging an illegal price-fixing scheme over its algorithmic pricing software.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Update: Water main break shuts down Armory Road in Waterville
While the water main was expected to be repaired and water service restored Friday, the Kennebec Water District reported that Armory Road was severely damaged and is scheduled to be repaired next week.
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Week In Photos Aug. 16-23, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inBusiness
Canadian union issues 72-hour strike warning to freight railroad hours after it resumes service
The Canadian government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union late Thursday afternoon.
Posted inNation & World
Taliban place bans on women’s bare faces, sound of their voices in public
The vice and virtue laws issued Wednesday empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest.