The most recent attacks dashed hopes that more people could escape the fighting in Ukraine, where Russia’s plan to quickly overrun the country has been stymied by fierce resistance.
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Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt, calls West’s sanctions ‘akin to declaring war’ as cease-fires collapse
The first cease-fire attempted in Ukraine to evacuate desperate civilians has collapsed ongoing shelling as Russian and Ukrainian officials traded blame.
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Footage reveals details about police shooting in Topsham
Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick died Tuesday at Maine Medical Center, a day after the shooting.
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Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now
The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state’s private colleges are taking varied approaches.
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‘We all want answers:’ Family of Brunswick woman shot by police feels left in the dark
Before she was shot by Topsham police during what law enforcement described as an ‘armed confrontation’ on Monday, Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick had been pulled over and released by a Maine State trooper on the Route 196 bridge.
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Bath museum seeks to avoid future liability in capsize case
Maine Maritime Museum is requesting exemption from any future lawsuits related to the capsizing of the schooner Mary E in July 2021.
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Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines
The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
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Database shows Maine’s rate of police shootings highest in New England since 2015
Kourtney Sherwood, 37, of Brunswick is the latest Mainer killed in a police shooting, after an armed confrontation with Topsham police on Monday.
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Maine Speaker advocates for bill that could expand state’s housing stock in tight market
Bath Housing Director Deb Keller said there isn’t a quick fix to the region’s housing shortage but communities need to “be working at this problem from a variety of angles.”
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Mills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation
The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.