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Winslow native fire controlman aboard Naval warship

February 18, 2020February 13, 2020

Lovely is serving aboard the USS Boxer stationed in San Diego.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Oakland, Winslow aim to start banner programs to honor hometown soldiers

by Meg Robbins January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

If 32 more people apply for the $130 banners, Oakland would be one of just a handful of Maine municipalities to participate in the Hometown Heroes banner program.

Op-Eds, Opinion

The Maine Millennial: Adding up all the costs of war

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal January 12, 2020September 13, 2020

Military service members and their families know the price that has to be paid when conflicts escalate.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Trump’s threats to Iranian cultural sites disrespect our human heritage

by William D. Adams January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

Culture is what makes lives meaningful, and protecting it is one of the acknowledged limits to armed conflict.

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Waldoboro sailor serves aboard USS John C. Stennis

December 24, 2019December 19, 2019

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Kevin White, from Waldoboro, blows out padeyes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Norfolk, Virginia, on Dec. 5. The John C. Stennis is conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, according to a news […]

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Pingree nominates 18 Maine students to United States service academies

December 23, 2019December 18, 2019

PORTLAND — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has announced her office’s nominees to the United States service academies: the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. To be considered for an appointment to a service […]