The Hobbs Library Speakers Series welcomes award-winning writer Meredith Hall at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, via Zoom. Hall’s 2007 memoir, “Without a Map,” was instantly recognized as a classic of the genre and became a New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and BookSense, and […]
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Waterford teen lays rubber to her senior goal — building her own truck
Daughter-dad duo spend months in garage building her dream truck.
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PGA Tour says Saudi-paid players no longer eligible for tour
The USGA already has said eligible players can still compete in the U.S. Open next week. The PGA Tour does not run the majors..
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Bath shipyard wins $54 million contract to service, support warships
Bath Iron Works announced today that it was awarded a $54 million contract extension from the U.S. Navy to service and support new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through June 2023. The contract means BIW will “provide configuration management, logistics, supply chain, engineering and design services” for the ships, according to a press release from BIW. Bath […]
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More Americans, including Mainers, applied for jobless benefits last week
Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000, the most since mid-January, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
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Inch-by-inch battle for Ukrainian city, ‘epicenter’ of fight to control the Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the painstaking fight for Sievierodonetsk is perhaps one of the most difficult battles of the war.
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Red Sox send Angels to team-record 14th straight defeat
The Los Angeles Angels’ losing streak reached a franchise-record 14 games when Bobby Dalbec drove in the only run with a double in the sixth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 1-0 victory
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At Agnes Gray, hammocks are not just for lounging
The latest tools added to Agnes Gray Elementary School’s outdoor education? Twenty cozy hammocks for independent reading classes.
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Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public tonight
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night
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Healthy Cooking
Spring Vegetables and Chickpea Soup To take the chill off a cool Spring Maine evening, this soup is simply delicious! Serves 6 Ingredients: · 2 cans Garbanzo/ chickpeas rinsed and drained · 2 tablespoons olive oil · 1 medium onion, diced · 2 cups chopped fennel bulb or celery · 5 garlic cloves – minced […]