Biden called it a critical moment for fellow leaders to redouble efforts on bolstering democracies.
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Posted inNation / World, News
School district faces two $100 million lawsuits after Michigan shootings
The lawsuits were filed behalf of a student who was wounded during the shooting and her sister, who was next to her at the time.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. jobless claims drop to 52-year low amid seasonal volatility
Seasonal volatility likely contributed to last week’s drop as the Labor Department adjusted the numbers to reflect job market fluctuations around the holidays.
Posted inNews
Police identify California woman killed walking in Topsham
Margaret Reid, 38, was walking with her son when she was struck and killed by a Brunswick motorist on Tuesday, police said.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Federal ‘surge team’ coming to help Maine Medical Center with flood of COVID-19 patients
Pressure on Maine hospitals continued to rise Thursday as Maine reported a record number of new infections and intensive care patients.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 board honors sports teams, expands Wednesday early release hours
Directors will hold a special meeting Friday to approve adjusting early release Wednesdays, a move that provides educators more time for lesson preparations.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Overseers of the poor: Life on the farm
Municipal archives provide a wealth of information about poverty in Maine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Boston of the Clippers beats the Celtics of Boston
Rookie Brandon Boston Jr. has career highs of 27 points and five 3-pointers, sparking the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Youth Environmental Leaders scholarship opens
MAINE — Chewonki Foundation is offering two $15,000 “Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarships,” again this year to support students from Maine who would like to join Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki in 2022-23 for the spring or fall of their junior year in high school. Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki is a semester-long academically rigorous residential […]
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Energy Matters: Geothermal or ‘Geothermal’?
To the average non-scientist, especially those of us who grew up on cartoons and oversimplified grade-school graphics of the earth’s layers, “geothermal” heat seems like the logical answer to everyone’s energy needs. Why not just send a pipe down to that molten layer, pull up that lava, and get the geothermal rebate down to Augusta? […]