The Cumberland singer posted on Instagram Wednesday about the death of her birth mother, Sara Ramos.
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Taste of Waterville brings food, fun, live music to Head of Falls
The annual Taste of Waterville returned Wednesday, with hundreds of people gathering to take in the festivities.
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Canaan selectman denies incident led to replacing town’s representatives on Lake George Regional Park board of directors
Daniel Harriman, a member of the Canaan Select Board, said the park’s report about the June 2023 incident, which alleges he yelled at two teenage staff members and their supervisor in an altercation over a parking dispute, was not completely accurate.
Posted inHealth
Maine CDC finds West Nile virus in crow from Sidney
The last case of the mosquito-borne disease in a human in Maine was in 2018.
Posted inNation & World, News
UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 ‘security detainees’ as of the end of June, and some have been held in secret without access to lawyers or respect for their legal rights.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Giuliani agrees to deal ending his bankruptcy case, pay creditors’ financial adviser $400,000
Creditors include former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani for his false ballot fraud claims against them related to the 2020 election.
Posted inCommunity
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of August 5-12
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of August 5-12. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
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McDonald’s says $5 meal is starting to reverse traffic slump
The chain’s U.S. President said on an earnings call Monday that the number of $5 meal deals sold was above expectations.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, News
United Auto Workers endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states
UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union’s ‘job in this year’s election was to defeat Trump.
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Foundation announces 2024 Cohort of John T. Gorman Fellows
Through a yearlong program of leadership development, coaching and peer support, the Fellowship is designed to strengthen the ability of leaders to impact systems change at a policy and practice level.