Chris Morgan is leading the convoy of paddleboarders, canoeists and kayakers on a 175-mile long jaunt down the entire Kennebec River.
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Bingham woman in Somerset County crash in ‘critical’ condition; baby suffers leg injuries
Kennedy Humphrey, 18, and Adrean Yates, 27, of Bingham, remained Tuesday at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the car they were in Saturday collided with a Chevrolet truck on Kennebec River Road in Concord. A baby in the back seat of the car suffered leg injuries.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
MDEA, local police break up Lewiston drug trafficking operation
Three adults arrested at Blake Street apartment; child released to family member.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Franco falcon takes flight
A peregrine falcon takes flight from a cross on The Franco Center in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Farm fresh produce in the park
Numerous local farms sell their produce and goods in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: July 9, 2024
• Nichole L. Allen, 36, of Holyoke Avenue, Rumford, on two charges of violation of condition of release, two charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and two charges of failure to appear after bailed, 12:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, on River Street in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • David H. Anderson Jr., […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Fed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing
Chair Jerome Powell’s written testimony Tuesday marked a shift in emphasis away from the Fed’s single-minded fight against inflation that suggests it’s moving closer to cutting interest rates.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
FTC report slams pharmacy benefit managers, says firms inflate drug costs, squeeze competitors
An interim FTC report released Tuesday details the market influence of companies known as PBMs.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Key senators agree on spending for next year, setting up clash with House
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said the U.S. faces one of the most perilous security environments in the last 50 years, and that threats from Iran, Russia and China ‘must be met with the resolve to invest in a stronger national defense.’
Posted inMaine
Dresden exempts existing gravel pits from mineral-extraction moratorium
The Dresden Selectboard voted unanimously to not include existing gravel pits in the moratorium ordinance as the town faces a new development in the MTN Sand & Gravel case.