The Waterville Boys & Girls Club’s 100th anniversary is to be recognized Wednesday by Jim Clark, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, who is scheduled to speak at the annual appeals dinner at the Alfond Youth & Community Center. Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell is expected to appear in a video.
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Defense attorneys, ACLU question whether new bail reviews for unrepresented defendants are working
Maine judges are holding weekly hearings for poor Mainers who can’t find a court-appointed attorney. But in the last six months, the number of people waiting has grown from 100 to more than 630.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County residents to review proposed budget with overall 3.1% tax increase
Residents can comment on the budget at a public hearing Wednesday evening, which is expected to be followed by a vote to approve or modify the budget by the Budget Committee and then the Board of Commissioners.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
‘Maine has lost sight of parents’ and children’s right to be together’: The case of Barni A.
A state supreme court case found a mother’s parental rights were unfairly terminated, providing a rare glimpse inside the opaque child welfare system.
Posted inNation & World, News
At least 21 dead as Memorial Day weekend storms devastate several U.S. states
The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early-season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.
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Memorial Day a call to action, speakers in Wayne, Sidney say
Former Marine sergeant, now an author, says the best way to honor the sacrifices of veterans is to live a full, loving life.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Friday’s preholiday travel breaks record for most airline travelers screened at U.S. airports
More than 2.9 million travelers were screened at U.S. airports on Friday, surpassing a previous record set last year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, according to the Transportation Security Agency.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls
One proposal would let the WHO director-general declare a ‘pandemic emergency.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
Iran has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, but the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has already warned that the capital has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make ‘several’ nuclear bombs.
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Zelensky gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs
Ukraine has repeatedly tried to strike behind Russian lines, often with drones, though Russia’s response to the new technology used in unmanned vehicles has improved in recent months.