The tour, running about an hour will be followed by FOMB’s Annual Meeting and potluck supper featuring live music by the popular duo Cribstone.
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UK prime minister to set up ‘standing army’ of police to deal with rioting across Britain
Keir Starmer blamed the violent disorder on far-right activists and misinformation on social media that whipped up anger over a stabbing rampage that left 3 girls dead.
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Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid
The raid sparked a national debate about press freedoms focused on Marion, a town of about of about 1,900 people in the rolling prairie hills.
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Plein Air Art Festival to begin in Yarmouth Aug. 14
This 10-day festival offers something for everyone, whether you want to try your hand at making art, or just want to enjoy meeting artists and seeing them in action.
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Bangladeshi prime minister resigns, flees country as protesters storm her residence
Sheikh Hasina’s departure came after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule.
Posted inMaine, News
New Maine state flag design unveiled
Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the new design, which features a realistic pine tree rather than a popular stylized version.
Posted inHealth
Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?
Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers.
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Dow drops 1,000 points, Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide
Nearly everything on Wall Street tumbled Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsened and set off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.
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Birth announcement
Central Maine Medical Center Nova Lynn Caroleen Klemanski, a girl, was born to Tayla McGarey and Devon Klemanski of West Gardiner on July 15. Grandparents are Ed and Vicki Ouellette of West Gardiner and Randy and Linda Klemanski of Boothbay; great grandparents Carolyn Ritchie of Auburn and Wanda Klemanski of Lewiston. To submit a birth […]
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Leavitt Institute class of 1963 celebrates 60th reunion
The Leavitt Institute class of 1963 celebrated its 60th reunion on July 22, 2023, at the home of Dale Talbot in Turner. In attendance were Marion Emerson Bubier, Mary Mann Richardson, Roseann Rucker Newton, Karen Mann Poulin, Dale Talbot, Gary Jordan, teacher Blaine Plummer, Joel Irish, Hibbert Lowell and Linwood Gilbert. Absent was teacher Mr. […]