There is no requirement to notify the office of Maine’s long-term care ombudsmen when residents wander from residential care – something that happened at least 115 times from 2020 to 2022.
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
English bulldog Babydog makes surprise appearance in West Virginia mural
The English bulldog had never been featured prominently in West Virginia history, until now.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
How will Louisiana’s Ten Commandments requirement be funded, enforced?
As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear
Posted inNew England
Homeless families to be barred from sleeping overnight at Logan International Airport
Starting July 9, families sleeping overnight at Logan who are on the state’s emergency assistance shelter waitlist will be offered transfers to the state’s safety-net system.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Power outages reported after severe thunderstorms move through Maine
Most of Maine was under a severe thunderstorm watch, while Androscoggin and Oxford counties were under a severe thunderstorm warning.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Massachusetts man dies in Fairfield crash
Ryan Sargent, 38, of Sterling, Massachusetts, died late Saturday when ejected from his car after the vehicle failed to negotiate a corner on Center Road, left the roadway and rolled over, according to police.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people
The strike took place in Nur Shams, an urban refugee camp that has been a frequent target of the Israeli military and is known as a stronghold of Palestinian militants.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider union contracts for police
The meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Tim Scott has benefited from mentors along the way. He’s hoping for another helping hand
The South Carolina senator is one of a handful of prominent people being considered by former President Donald Trump to be his running mate this year.
Posted inNation & World, News
A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
Beginning last May, she started raising money and looking for recipients. Becka Robbins’s books have gone to places like a pride center in West Texas and an LGBTQ-friendly high school in Alabama.