PORTLAND — With the resurgence of the pandemic, the Salvation Army is digging in for another challenging season of need, as thousands of people continue to struggle with rental assistance and the rising cost of fuel and food. The Salvation Army aims for its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign to mean a brighter holiday season for […]
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Bill Nemitz: Ringing in the holidays with a tasty Maine spud
Jason Briggs uses potatoes to liven up the season – and feed the hungry.
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Athens woman injured Saturday in single-vehicle Madison crash
Mia J. Braley, 21, was driving south on U.S. Route 201 early Saturday when the car she was driving left the road and rolled over, causing serious injury to her right leg, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Kennebec County charts largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reports 177 new cases Wednesday in Kennebec County, the largest single-day increase in the county since the pandemic began.
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Bill Nemitz: Next up in Maine’s power struggle: A consumer-owned electric utility
Tuesday’s vote against the NECEC transmission corridor doesn’t bode well for the future of CMP and Versant Power.
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Campaign for Ending Hunger launches holiday meals program
Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is launching a new fundraising initiative just in time for the holidays. Throughout November and December, the campaign encourages people to donate $5 or more as part of its Holiday Meals for Mainers initiative. “Maine credit unions understand that the holidays can be an especially stressful time,” said […]
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Project launched for eligible nonprofits to receive free hotspots, service
UScellular is pledging up to $13 million to help youth connect and close the homework gap.
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Bill Nemitz: Maine voters to CMP, Avangrid and Iberdrola: Can you hear us now?
Question 1’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday was, in the end, inevitable.
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Bill Nemitz: Halloween – the perfect antidote to a pandemic
This year, Mainers have earned the right to enjoy a candy bar – or three.
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Listing of All Saints’ Day Masses in Maine available
PORTLAND — A listing of All Saints’ Day Masses at Maine churches for Monday, Nov. 1, is available at portlanddiocese.org, including a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley at 12:15 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. All Saints’ Day is traditionally a holy day of obligation. In 2021, however, the obligation […]