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FirstPark’s Jim Dinkle attended a Korean National Foundation Day reception Oct. 5 for the Consul General of the Republic of Korea at Boston University. On behalf of the business park in Oakland, Dinkle, executive director, joined the South Korean Consul General to New England, You Ki-Jun; his wife, Youkyoung Chung; and Nancy Marshall of Marshall […]

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Monmouth chiropractor relocating office to Manchester

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

Dr. Amanda Angell has announced she will be relocating after nine years owning and operating Guardian Chiropractic LLC in Monmouth. Angell recently purchased the office of Dr. David Benoit Chiropractic in Manchester. Benoit has been a chiropractic physician in Maine for more than 34 years and has decided to retire. He , has entrusted in […]

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Nancy Johnson joins HealthReach Community Health Centers

October 29, 2022October 28, 2022

In September, staff at two HealthReach Community Health Centers — Belgrade Regional Health Center, and Lovejoy Health Center in Albion — welcomed Nancy Johnson. Johnson is tasked with helping patients access important services such as affordable healthcare, health insurance, and other social and support services, according to a news release from Jessica Billington, communications and […]

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Two GHM employees receive excellence awards

October 29, 2022October 28, 2022

WATERVILLE — Mindy Maheu and Martha Wentworth, personal insurance account executives with GHM Insurance, have been honored with the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill. This recognition is achieved only by a select group of agents across the country who sell Safeco Insurance. This is the Maheu’s third year and […]

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UScellular donates wireless hotspots, service to Waterville youth and community center

October 29, 2022October 28, 2022

To help provide equitable learning access and opportunities and keep local youth connected, UScellular has donated 25 wireless hotspots and two years of service to Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville as part of its After School Access Project. Currently, more than 40 million people in the United States lack reliable access to high-speed […]

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Japan’s Cabinet OKs $200 billion spending plan

by MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press October 28, 2022

The stimulus package is largely seen as an attempt to boost the premier’s sagging popularity.

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Musk took over Twitter. Then debunked conspiracies, Nazi imagery, racist tweets appeared.

by HALELUYA HADERO and SOPHIA TULP The Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Elon Musk said Twitter will be forming a ‘content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.’

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Oil giants rake in steep profits amid high energy prices

by CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Gasoline eased somewhat towards the end of the quarter, but customers were still paying more than $3.79 a gallon of regular, on average, in late September.