The Fisher House, which provides free lodging for families of veterans seeking treatment at the Togus VA Medical Center, has been open since February 2020, but officials say they do not know when it will reopen to guests.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
McCarthy says he’s willing to look at expunging a Trump impeachment
Last week, Trump urged Republicans to back McCarthy’s candidacy for the speaker as he struggled for days to win the vote.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s, study says
Exxon-funded research didn’t just confirm what climate scientists were saying but forecasted the coming warming with precision equal to or better than government and academic scientists.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House
Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Wells man charged in Christmas Day beating of Biddeford woman
Biddeford Police said the assault “resulted in serious and permanently debilitating injuries.” The woman remains under hospital care.
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Cheverus girls suffer first setback
Stags surrender four third period goals, lose, 5-3, to Penobscot.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Major teacher exodus weighing down recovery of state, local jobs in U.S.
According to Teryn Zmuda, chief economist at the National Association of Counties, higher-paying is especially vulnerable because teachers have left the industry for higher paying private sector jobs.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Forty-four month federal sentence for former Biddeford education technician
Jesse Kiesel pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in July and was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Posted inMaine
CDC director Shah leaving Maine for high-level federal post
Dr. Nirav Shah, who gained prominence for leading the Maine CDC through the COVID pandemic, has been appointed principal deputy director at the U.S. CDC.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Brendan Fraser is great, ‘The Whale’ not so much
It’s impossible – and, frankly, surpassingly uncharitable – not to root for Brendan Fraser, one of Hollywood’s most likable actors, whose comeback has been one of the most heartening movie stories of 2022. But admiring Fraser’s performance as a man paralyzed by grief and self-loathing in “The Whale” doesn’t necessarily mean liking the movie he’s […]