The Comfort Inn has made progress toward stemming the high number of emergency calls, the town manager says.
June 2022
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
More Americans, including Mainers, applied for jobless benefits last week
Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000, the most since mid-January, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
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Inch-by-inch battle for Ukrainian city, ‘epicenter’ of fight to control the Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the painstaking fight for Sievierodonetsk is perhaps one of the most difficult battles of the war.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public tonight
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: June 9
Town to vote on road upgrades, school budget Gorham residents will vote Tuesday, June 14, on several referendums, including a $46.4 million school budget, up from $44.2 million. The Town Council Tuesday cut nearly $1.6 million from the School Committee’s proposed $48 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The approved $46.4 million […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: June 9
Residents to vote for Select Board, School Board Buxton voters will choose two for the Select Board, one Buxton representative to the SAD 6 Board of Directors and decide on a $58.8 million school budget when the polls open Tuesday, June 14. Cliff Emery, a former member of the Select Board, is challenging Chairperson Tom […]
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Westbrook Notes: June 9
Fire department announces new assistant chief Capt. Gary Wagner has been promoted to assistant Westbrook fire chief from interim assistant chief, according to Westbrook Fire Rescue. Wagner began his career in 1995 as a paramedic at Wells EMS and the Sanford Fire Department. He was hired as a per diem paramedic with Westbrook Rescue in […]
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Red Sox send Angels to team-record 14th straight defeat
The Los Angeles Angels’ losing streak reached a franchise-record 14 games when Bobby Dalbec drove in the only run with a double in the sixth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 1-0 victory
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Space located in Biddeford for York County District Attorney’s Office
The move from Alfred to Biddeford means the office will be about a mile from the new York Judicial Center.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunk asks judge to review disputed report privately
The town said a report sought by resident John Costin, which it denied, is a confidential personnel record.