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Posted inCommunity
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program to provide free meals
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, 101 Water St., has announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to children enrolled at Educare Central Maine and Skowhegan Early Head Start. For more information, call 207-859-1500. Check out other upcoming […]
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
RFK Jr. withdraws from Maine ballot after suspending presidential campaign
Kennedy’s campaign said he would remain on ballots in most states but would withdraw in battlegrounds where he felt his presence would be a spoiler.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
At the earliest, the first batch of doses promised to support the new outbreaks in Congo will arrive on Sept. 1.
Posted inNation & World
Hostage in Gaza rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity
Qaid Farhan Alkadi was found in a southern Gaza tunnel. Officials say he appears emaciated but in stable condition.
Posted inNation & World
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with U.S. over nuclear program
There have been indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. in recent years – mediated by Oman and Qatar – but it’s the first time in several years Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed an interest.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooter may have planned to ambush former co-workers in lot where his body was found
State police released a new document that suggests the gunman ‘would have known’ that there were no cameras in the overflow parking lot at Maine Recycling Corp., where he had worked.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Jay board calls for town meeting to adjust Police Department wages
Chief Richard Caton IV and Sgt. Russell Adams have taken law enforcement jobs in Rangeley.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Poll: Economy weighing heavily on Maine voters ahead of November election
Roughly half of those surveyed by the University of New Hampshire say their household is worse off financially now than a year ago. But there is a clear partisan divide among respondents.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
New Waterville programs aimed at improving neighborhoods through home ownership, repair
The city will use $500,000 in federal funds to begin three programs recommended by the Waterville Housing Committee aimed at helping low- and moderate-income residents.