MARINE MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Hunkered down behind a wall of snow, two U.S. Marines melt slush to make drinking water after spending the night digging out a defensive position high in the Sierra Nevada. Their laminated targeting map is wedged into the ice just below the machine gun. Nearly 8,000 feet […]
February 2019
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Police: Man bites trooper, punches vehicle
Richard Bubar was under bail conditions from a road rage incident last summer when he was arrested in Sedgwick.
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Angus King wants the US to unplug parts of electric grid
Replacing some digital systems with physical ones that hackers can’t compromise helped Ukraine recover after a massive 2015 cyberattack.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Courageous Steps holding third annual Unified Basketball Fun-Day
The third annual Unified Basketball Fun-Day will be held 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 8, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Orono High School gymnasium.
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Hirundo offering two part program on owls
Hirundo will present a two-part program for participants to get up close to three native Maine owls .
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DHHS releases funding to lower home heating costs
The funding will make available $3 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to the Maine Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
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Obituary: Louise C. Forgues
AUBURN – Louise C. Forgues, 81, of Auburn, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. …
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Obituary: William “Bill” Gates
RUMFORD – Mr. William “Bill” Gates, 61, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at the Rumford Hospital surrounded by his family. He …
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Obituary: Floyd J. “Jimmy” Adams Jr.
FARMINGTON – Floyd J. “Jimmy” Adams Jr., 75, of Farmington passed away Feb. 16, 2019 at the Sandy River Center in …
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Obituary: Joanna G. Kesaris
WATERVILLE – Joanna G. Kesaris, 73, of Waterville, passed from this world, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, after a long illness.
She was …