Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tells Congress U.S. expected to hit debt limit Thursday
Yellen said while Treasury can’t estimate how long the extraordinary measures will allow the U.S. to continue to pay the government’s obligations.
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Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization after its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business records.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Major changes proposed for high school basketball enrollment classes
A plan from the MPA’s Basketball Committee would increase the number of schools in the largest enrollment class from 17 to 25, and create a statewide Class S for Maine’s smallest schools.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Maine attorney general says officers were justified in 3 separate shootings
The shootings occurred in Limerick, Lewiston and Newport. The AG’s office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified.
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Trump Organization sentenced to pay $1.6 million penalty in tax fraud case
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office described egregious and deliberate long-term conduct that benefited both former president Donald Trump’s namesake company and the executives involved in the cheating.
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Buxton police chief resigns amid investigation of ‘personnel matter’
Chief Troy Cline had been on administrative leave for about a month before his resignation was accepted by the Buxton Board of Selectmen on Wednesday.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Pedestrian-focused Town Center in works at Scarborough Downs
The Downs developers have shared plans for “phase one” of the Town Center, with a vision of it being pedestrian-focused outcome.
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Rifts emerge in Russian military command as war with Ukraine drags on
As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough residents achieve academic honors
The following Scarborough students made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina: Cara Shelton, a Junior Elementary Education major, and Steven Shelton, a Sophomore Biblical Counseling major. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-2022 […]