She was awarded France’s highest distinction for her work to promote and highlight French culture and language across the state.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Wilton to seek estimates for restoring gravestones in town cemeteries
Several stones that had toppled over were stood up and more need to be done.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Madison Elementary School marks opening of new outdoor learning facility
A new accessible trail and dock-like structure, funded by a $100,000 state grant, are meant to support outdoor education at the school.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Jay reopens 2 roads heavily damaged by flooding last year
Sections of Macomber Hill Road and Begin Road were closed to through traffic for 16 months.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza kill at least 88, health officials say
Israel has escalated its airstrikes and waged a bigger ground operation in northern Gaza in recent weeks, saying it is focused on rooting out Hamas militants who have regrouped after more than a year of war.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
911 transcript details call reporting Freedom carbon monoxide deaths
A week after the incident, sheriff’s officials are keeping investigation details close to the vest.
Posted inHealth
ACA insurance enrollment opens Friday as advocates push to extend subsidies
Enhanced subsidies approved during the Biden administration are set to expire in 2025 unless Congress acts.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man indicted on charges he punched, slapped, threatened woman
Kennebec County grand jury releases October indictments.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Trial delayed for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate
The trial for Roland Flood, 62, accused of the July 2023 murder of an Anson man, was originally expected to start this week in Skowhegan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79
After her breakthrough in 1974’s ‘The Conversation,’ her big smile and off-center appeal helped land her roles in ‘Mr. Mom,’ ‘Oh God!’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’