A local nonprofit partnered with a national charity to wipe out $1.8 million in unpaid medical bills.
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WinterKids kicks off License to Chill 2024 silent auction, live event
This November, people can help WinterKids continue its work by joining the License to Chill 2024.
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UNE to offer Maine’s first doctoral program in social work
The University of New England will begin offering the fully online social work doctorate program this winter.
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Augusta Walmart
The Augusta Walmart has been the site of four bomb threats this year, among six Augusta Police have responded to citywide.
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Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Smith has brought two federal cases against Trump. One, accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, was dismissed in July. The other, charging Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inNation & World, News
World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
The world’s 20 richest countries – which are responsible for 77% of the carbon pollution in the air – are falling short of their stated emission-cutting goals, with only 11 meeting their individual targets, the report said.
Posted inBusiness
Intel wins court fight over EU’s historic $1.1 billion fine
The EU’s Court of Justice ruled that regulators failed to prove the U.S. company doled out illegal rebates to PC makers that agreed to buy most of their chips from Intel.
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PFAS contamination prompts ‘do not eat’ advisory in parts of Albion, Freedom, Unity
Authorities are warning residents not to eat wild deer or turkey after testing found dangerous levels of “forever chemicals” in the area’s wildlife.
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More companies ditching junk carbon offsets
There’s been a sharp decline in sales in 2023, according to a Bloomberg Green analysis of the most recent public datasets covering 320,000 offset transactions.
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Farmington police accuse 2 New York men of hauling 115 pounds of marijuana in a van
Farmington Sgt. Jonathan Parker stopped a vehicle that Jianlan Huang and Xuefeng Huang were in, which was allegedly speeding on Fairbanks Road.