The visit by Buttigieg, who was on Kamala Harris’ list of potential vice president candidates, comes the same day as Harris announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be her running mate.
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‘It’s a great time’: Skowhegan State Fair returns Thursday for 206th year
The 10-day fair, the oldest of its kind in the country, runs from Thursday, Aug. 8, to Saturday, Aug. 17, and organizers expect about 100,000 people to attend.
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Rome camp holds 1st Sensory Sensitive Week
ROME — Pine Tree Camp held its first Sensory Sensitive Week July 22-26, hosting 30 youths for an overnight summer camp designed especially for them. The week was made possible by a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. “Having less visual and auditory stimulation as well as a smaller group size helped […]
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Rome camp holds 1st Sensory Sensitive Week
ROME — Pine Tree Camp held its first Sensory Sensitive Week July 22-26, hosting 30 youths for an overnight summer camp designed especially for them. The week was made possible by a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. “Having less visual and auditory stimulation as well as a smaller group size helped […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Mercer man’s child porn convictions
In 2023, Steven Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 18 counts of possession of sexually explicit material.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Nissan is developing ‘cool paint’ for cars to keep drivers comfortable
The company says the paint lowered the cars’ roof-panel temperature by 22 degrees Fahrenheit and the interiors by 9 degrees.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
About a year after Musk bought the company, a number of advertisers began fleeing over concerns about ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity
The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with Trump’s sentencing set for Sept. 18.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
Researchers have debated how Homo floresiensis evolved to be so small and where they fall in the human evolutionary story.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Here are the Maine state flag designs that didn’t fly
More than 400 flag designs submitted by children and adults to the Maine secretary of state ranged from simple and elegant to elaborate and quirky.