The overnight shelling set fire to a high-rise apartment building, blew out windows and reduced some apartments to rubble.
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Posted inNew England
Massachusetts group seeks to clear all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft
The state is working to fully atone for its witch trial legacy nearly 400 years after the first person was executed there for witchcraft.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Senate Democrats to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel
In July, the Judiciary panel approved legislation that would force the justices to abide by stronger ethics standards, but Republican opposition means it has little chance of passing.
Posted inBusiness
Surge in interest rates, cloudier economic picture to keep Federal Reserve on sidelines
Since March 2022, the Fed has raised its key rate from near zero to roughly 5.4% in its effort to tame inflation
Posted inNation / World
U.S. military, diplomatic leaders urge Congress to send aid to both Israel, Ukraine
Biden has requested $14.3 billion for Israel, $61.4 billion to support Ukraine, $9.1 billion for humanitarian efforts in Gaza and elsewhere and more.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn woman identified as victim of deadly car crash in Monmouth
Karen Dagostino, 43, died at the scene of the single-car crash on U.S. Route 202 Thursday. Police are continuing to investigate why she trailed off the road.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooting victim moved from critical to stable condition
Three shooting victims remain hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News
Norway Downtown’s Halloween Fest canceled; casino remains closed
Schools in Oxford Hills are also closed, with Halloween celebrations called off.
Posted inBusiness
Martin’s Point renews $6 billion contract for military benefits
The 10-year contract renews services provided by the local health care organization.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
State police waited hours to track Lewiston shooter after finding vehicle, had ‘radio silence’ with local officers
An Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy has harshly criticized the Maine State Police’s handling of communication in the manhunt for Robert Card, while another official says it took 12 hours before police began tracking Card from his abandoned vehicle.