Wednesday’s rebellion followed months of tensions, with economic hardship and protests growing ever stronger.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus
The state’s only aquarium reopened Wednesday and features new exhibits and research about the Gulf of Maine.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Biden and Trump are set to debate. Here’s what their past performances looked like
Four years ago, then-President Trump arrived at the first debate with Joe Biden in Cleveland seemingly determined to steamroll Biden at every turn
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Farmington police to conduct multiagency active shooting training at Mt. Blue High School
Law enforcement services throughout Franklin County will continue to be provided during the training.
Posted inNews
Mavis Gensel recognized for 35 years of service with Farmington town office
Select Board approves money for police recruitment video.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Town of Wilton stops payroll services for Friends of Wilson Lake
Town officials cited concerns over not hiring the employees, liability, insurances and other legalities.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time
Amazon now joins Google’s parent Alphabet, software behemoth Microsoft, iPhone maker Apple, and AI chip maker Nvidia among companies with valuations of at least $2 trillion.
Posted inNation & World, News
Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails, general taken into custody
Wednesday’s rebellion followed months of tensions, with economic hardship and protests growing ever stronger.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Massachusetts jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Jurors have to consider whether the sometimes tiny bits of evidence – pieces of a broken tail light, a single human hair – point to the girlfriend’s guilt, or a sprawling cover-up by law enforcement officers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
A signature Biden law was aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
President Biden points to the legislation as an example of investing in alternative energy in ways that’ll help the environment and lift the economy. But one solar company shows how that legislation can yield mammoth returns to the well-connected.