When Bob Brann, a longtime volunteer in town, needed help building a ramp at his home, help showed up.
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Somerset County officials to finalize budget with no overall tax increase
County property taxpayers, overall, would raise $44 less than last year, though some municipalities will see increases and decreases in their assessments based on their valuations.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Feds freeze community paramedicine funding across Maine
Waterville, Topsham and Portland’s programs lost funding after grants were terminated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Truck parking facility proposed near I-95 in Waterville
The facility, proposed by Steve Baldwin and Andrea Freeman of RTG Enterprises LLC, would accommodate 35, 70-foot trucks off Airport Road, like an Airbnb for the freight vehicles.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral, last popemobile ride
According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass, while 150,000 more lined the motorcade route through downtown Rome to witness the first funeral procession for a pope in a century.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Bomb threats at Gardiner and Hampden Walgreens stores were hoaxes, police say
The Gardiner store was locked down and closed for about 2 hours Friday because of the threat, local police said.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
For many Mainers, Pope Francis’ impact and legacy are personal
The pontiff spent his 12-year tenure preaching what he called the joy of the gospel and emphasizing compassion. That message resonated among myriad Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Posted inMaine
Maine nonprofit joins lawsuit against Trump administration over reproductive care funding freeze
Nearly $2 million in grants for Maine Family Planning, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and community health clinics has been frozen.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Mainers call on lawmakers to protect renters, boost housing production
The Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee heard from renters, advocates, landlords and developers during a daylong hearing on the state’s housing crisis.
Posted inNation & World, News
ICE reversing termination of legal status for international students nationwide
Zach Heiden, chief counsel of the ACLU of Maine, said the sudden reversal is ‘the latest example of the destructive chaos coming from the Trump administration.’