WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce recently launched the Capital Readiness Program grant competition, which dedicates $93.5 million to help minority and other underserved entrepreneurs launch and scale their businesses. This program, administered by the Minority Business Development Agency, marks the largest program of its kind in the history of the Commerce Department. The […]
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Tim Winchester concert planned at Blue
Tim Winchester will take the stage at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Blue, at 650 A Congress St., in Portland. The music of the Maine based singer-songwriter and contemporary folk artist encourages close listening and contemplation. His heart-stirring songs are a careful curation of melody, warmth and dynamic restraint and have been described as […]
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Obituary: Judith A. Theberge
LEWISTON – Judith A. Theberge died peacefully with family by her side on Dec. 23, 2022 at D’Youville Pavilion.
The daughter of …
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Death Notice: Judith A. Theberge
Theberge, Judith A. 70, in Lewiston, Dec. 23, 2022. Service 11 a.m., Jan. 5, Albert & Burpee Funeral Home, Lewiston …
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Obituary: Paul Roland Berube
LITCHFIELD – Paul Roland Berube died peacefully at his home on Dec. 28, 2022, surrounded by his family after a series …
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Death Notice: Paul Roland Berube
Berube Paul Roland 74, of Litchfield, Dec. 28, 2022, at home. Visit 4-6 p.m., Jan. 3, Funeral Alternatives, Lewiston. …
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Obituary: Kyle Arron Riethmann
AUBURN – Kyle Aaron Riethmann, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 9, 2022. He was only 31. Our family is devastated. …
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Death Notice: Kyle Arron Riethmann
Riethmann, Kyle Aaron 31, of Auburn, Dec. 9, 2022, in Lewiston. Services 1 p.m., Jan. 11, First Universalist Church of Auburn. …
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College football: Top-ranked Georgia rallies past Ohio State, advances to championship game
The defending CFP champions overcome a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win the Peach Bowl, 42-41.
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Paul Mills: Some of the famous and not so famous who left us in 2022
The end of one year and the beginning of another is a customary occasion to pay tribute to those who have joined the “great majority,” meaning those who have departed this life and gone as Shakespeare’s Hamlet observed to “the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” My own snapshots, seen primarily through a […]