The Palestinian health ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah
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Greenwood man charged in wife’s murder in Peru
First responders arrived at the scene of a reported crash to find the defendant’s wife deceased in the driver’s seat.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Schools & Education
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The administration’s new rules, published Friday, will require large operators to put their employees on a path to earn what their counterparts in local school districts make by 2031.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school district seeking music, math teachers
Superintendent Pam Doyen said that the district needs a music teacher, a math/science teacher and two more bus driver/custodians.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, The Franklin Journal
New Sharon voters approve loan to replace Bullens Mill Bridge
Residents appropriated $19,402 for to the New Sharon Water District fire protection service.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Update: Juvenile on bicycle killed when struck by pickup in Sabattus identified
It is the first bicycle fatality in Maine this year.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Democrats walk tightrope as Golden shuns Harris
Some Democrats are disappointed that the congressman is refusing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris but also want him to hold his 2nd Congressional District seat.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington, Lewiston men plead guilty to unlawful sexual contact with children
Richard C. Bradbury Sr., 60, of Lewiston and John Cushman, 31, of Farmington sentenced in separate cases.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts man faces felonies in Rumford crash that killed child
Matthew R. Kellogg is charged with more than a dozen felonies in connection with the crash.
Posted inNation / World, News
COVID-19 is on the upswing in the U.S. again, CDC says
COVID-19-related hospitalizations are rising, but they remain below the levels seen in winter – and far below the peaks seen earlier in the pandemic.