A $5 million self-storage facility takes shape next to dam repair after vandalism.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Julia Gagnon’s birth mother, who helped inspire her ‘American Idol’ journey, has died
The Cumberland singer posted on Instagram Wednesday about the death of her birth mother, Sara Ramos.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Trump tells Black journalists at chaotic event Harris ‘became a Black person’
Donald Trump immediately berated a Black reporter who questioned him about his record of offensive comments about Black people.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, News
Livermore couple honored with Spirit of America Award
Robert and Ruby St. Pierre were recognized for their exceptional volunteerism.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Greene residents to decide on dam, culvert and broadband funding at annual meeting
Residents have expressed strong feelings about some of the funding requests on Saturday’s warrant.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine CDC finds 6 cases of West Nile virus in birds; investigating 1 in a human
The last case of the mosquito-borne disease in a human in Maine was in 2018.
Posted inNation / World, News
UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 ‘security detainees’ as of the end of June, and some have been held in secret without access to lawyers or respect for their legal rights.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Giuliani agrees to deal ending his bankruptcy case, pay creditors’ financial adviser $400,000
Creditors include former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani for his false ballot fraud claims against them related to the 2020 election.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
McDonald’s says $5 meal is starting to reverse traffic slump
The chain’s U.S. President said on an earnings call Monday that the number of $5 meal deals sold was above expectations.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World, News
United Auto Workers endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states
UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union’s ‘job in this year’s election was to defeat Trump.