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Posted inMaine
More than 100 rabbis call for Portland boycott
Over 2 months after the Portland City Council voted to divest from companies doing business in Israel, a group of Jewish leaders from across the United States bought an ad encouraging people to boycott the city.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Football, Maine, News
Lisbon High School athletic director describes anti-hazing plans
Lisbon High School Athletic Director Chris Spaulding and football coach Chris Kates spoke to the school committee on next steps to ensure an anti-hazing environment.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump aide sought payments from job seekers, internal legal review found
Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Jay Select Board votes to limit curbside collection of recyclables to Thursday
Trash will continue to be collected Wednesday and Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Day 1
It was unclear whether the president-elect will actually make good on the threats – issued via posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening – or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic.
Posted inMaine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Mexico Good Samaritans founder Michelle Williams named Citizen of the Year
Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day nominated Williams for the award at the Select Board meeting on Nov. 19.
Posted inNation / World
Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel’s ambassador to Washington says a deal could ‘happen within days.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Cause of fire at former Élan School listed as ‘undetermined,’ fire marshal says
The Office of State Fire Marshal was unable to identify the Nov. 17 fire’s cause “due to the extent of damage the building has sustained,” officials say.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Cause of fire at former Élan School in Poland listed as ‘undetermined,’ fire marshal says
The Office of State Fire Marshal was unable to identify the Nov. 17 fire’s cause ‘due to the extent of damage the building has sustained,’ officials say.