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04/11/2023

Heavy reliance on it has implications for family budgets, human health, local economies and the worldwide climate crisis. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/it-wont-be-easy-to-end-maines-heating-oil-dependence

$The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health...$

04/10/2023

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

04/09/2023

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

04/08/2023

Family Grounds Coffee Co. will be closed all of next week, through April 16. Family Grounds Coffee opened their doors Saturday, April 1, 2023, to a long line of community support going out of the front door. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/family-grounds-coffee-co-opens-doors-downtown-sanford

04/08/2023

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

04/08/2023

The man led police on a chase in Kittery and Portsmouth before being taken into custody in Portsmouth, police said. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/police-driver-dragged-trooper-during-chase-in-maine-new-hampshire

04/07/2023

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

04/05/2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

04/04/2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

04/03/2023

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

04/03/2023

Here's a look at what the Bulls need to address with new additions to their coaching staff, with the departures of key players on defense and with new additions to the roster. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/five-questions-facing-ub-football-in-spring-practices

04/02/2023

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

04/01/2023

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - Maine state legislators worked late into evening Thursday to enact the biggest, most significant bill of their session, the biennial budget, and it passed along party lines, with the Democratic majorities prevailing. The House ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/maine-legislators-vote-to-adopt-a-two-year-state-budget

03/31/2023

The National Park Service (NPS) announced this week that effective April 1, weekly and annual entrance pass fees for Maine’s Acadia National Park — New England’s only national park — will increase in price. “The majority of Acadia’s entrance ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/maines-acadia-national-park-increases-entrance-fees-effective-april-1

03/30/2023

Mike Rhoades has agreed to become the next men's basketball coach at Penn State and leave VCU, which is close to hiring Utah State's Ryan Odom as his replacement, sources told ESPN. https://ourcommunitynow.com/sports/sources-rhoades-to-psu-as-vcu-eyes-odom

03/30/2023

The local effects of continued warming will be dire. The Maine Climate Council predicts a loss of 20,000 jobs and coastal property damage of $18 billion by 2050 because of sea-level rise. That is likely an underestimate, since recent scientific research ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/maine-voices-how-older-mainers-can-take-action-on-climate-change

03/29/2023

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur's latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-indicted-over-alleged-40m-bribe-to-chinese-officials

03/27/2023

Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu's proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/netanyahu-fires-defense-minister-who-wanted-to-delay-controversial-reform-plan-what-we-know

03/27/2023

Featuring a long and narrow northeast-southwest ridgeline, it has been a local favorite for many years. The state of Maine owns a portion of the craggy mountaintop, which yields fine views ranging from Mt. Blue to the peaks of Tumbledown Public Lands. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/hiking-in-maine-a-super-sampler-of-spring-walks

03/26/2023

There is a purity to the tournament, the idea that anything is possible playing out before our eyes. So long as Alabama remained, that was tainted.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/san-diego-state-does-the-whole-country-a-solid-by-ousting-nate-oats-alabama

03/26/2023

On Feb. 16, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that Nordic can’t cross intertidal land it needs access to for its saltwater intake and effluent discharge pipes. The ruling also affirmed the legitimacy and enforceability of a conservation ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/maine-voices-time-for-nordic-aquafarms-to-pull-out-of-belfast

03/25/2023

By that standard, some of Gov. Janet Mills’s Democratic colleagues are more adept at the delicate steps required to match the rising aspirations of Maine’s Indian tribes than she is. Admittedly, it’s not easy. Long after the original dispossession ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/rooks-invitation-to-maines-tribal-dance

03/24/2023

A Boston sports radio talk show host is under fire for using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN personality Mina Kimes.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/boston-radio-producer-under-fire-for-extremely-offensive-comment-about-espns-mina-kimes

03/23/2023

After nine years, the sixth generation Camaros will come off the assembly line at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in January 2024.
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03/23/2023

A new species of invasive tick has been spotted in New England, and it's likely that they will make their way north to Maine https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/be-on-the-lookout-a-new-type-of-tick-has-been-spotted-in-near-maine

03/21/2023

Amazon will be eliminating roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/amazon-layoffs-continue-tech-giant-to-cut-another-9000-jobs-ceo-jassy-says

03/20/2023

If you’re not incorporating artificial intelligence into your work in some way, you’re behind the curve. Even the most suspicious and non-technical entrepreneurs could save time and money making use of the tools available, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/3-ways-ambitious-entrepreneurs-are-using-ai

03/20/2023

There is no March Madness – or college sports at all – without the athletes. So why are they getting cheated out of the money they rightfully earned?
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/the-real-march-madness-why-dont-ncaa-schools-pay-college-athletes-who-make-them-billions

03/19/2023

The Maine Nordiques extended their winning streak to four games Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks in an NAHL junior hockey contest at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, Connecticut. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/junior-hockey-maine-nordiques-hold-off-danbury-jr-hat-tricks

03/18/2023

USA TODAY's Women of the Year project honors local and national women who are making life better in their communities every day.
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