A mural unveiled Saturday at the Skowhegan Transfer Station & Recycling Center is intended to encourage residents to recycle, which diverts waste from landfills and provides money for the town.
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UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
President Biden has said that his government will stop supplying weapons and artillery to Israel if its forces launch an all-out assault on Rafah.
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Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home
Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.
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Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 37 people were killed
Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province.
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HealthReach partners with Lunder-Dineen, Time to Ask program
Time to Ask is an educational program transforming conversations around alcohol use.
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Women’s Care of Augusta and Waterville to join MaineGeneral Obstetrics & Gynecology
As part of the MaineGeneral OB/GYN team, medical staff will see patients in Augusta at the Alfond Center for Health and in Waterville at the Thayer Center for Health.
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As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza
U.S. secretary of state reiterated opposition to a major military assault on Rafah, telling CBS that Israel would ‘be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency’ without an exit from Gaza and postwar governance plan.
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Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault
By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle.
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More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day – but most still don’t
Still, just 27% of civilian workers in the U.S. get paid family leave, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Dozens of departing Maine lawmakers could alter balance of power
Most of the open legislative seats heading into the fall – 22 of 39 – are currently held by Democrats, giving Republicans a mathematical advantage. But other factors also play a role.