Friday’s rally at Montana State University is expected to draw thousands of Republican supporters.
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Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District to receive $4 million Recovery and Resilience Grant from state
Sewer District Superintendent Roland Arsenault said the grant will “ensure that the district is able to help protect the Androscoggin River’s water quality and environment.”
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford native author Julie Cohen to give book talk on ‘Bad Men’
Cohen plans to present her latest thriller at the American Legion in Rumford on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. and at Back Cove Books in Portland on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m., where she’ll also have her books for sale.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: Camp of Rock wraps up in Auburn
The two-week summer camp has been teaching young musicians rock and roll since 2007.
Posted inFranklin, News
Livermore Falls board OKs expenditure from joint sewer reserves for culvert replacements
The Jay Select Board approved the expenditure in July.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Preble Street expanding its ‘rapid rehousing’ program to Lewiston-Auburn
The program aims to help homeless individuals and families secure housing and provide support to keep them housed.
Posted inNation / World
FDA rejects psychedelic MDMA as treatment for PTSD, calling for additional study
MDMA is the first in a series of psychedelics that are expected to be reviewed by the FDA in coming years as part of a resurgence of interesting into their therapeutic potential.
Posted inNation / World
Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 62 aboard, airline says
The airline Voepass said that its plane was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos with 57 passengers and 4 crew members aboard when it crashed in Vinhedo.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Children’s museum receives over $200,000 to advance ethnic studies
The federal grant of $224,143 will help the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine develop programs that comply with Maine law calling for African American and Wabanaki studies in public schools.
Posted inNation / World, News
A year after Maui’s fires, tourism nears $1 billion deficit
Officially, all of Maui, except for the burn zone in Lahaina, has been open for business since November 2023. But arrivals in the first half of 2024 were down roughly 25% year over the year according to the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.