The Maine State Director of AARP, Noël Bonam, sat down with Lisa DeSisto on Wednesday, October 18.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Freddie Mercury auction smashes estimates, netting $50.4 million
Over one week, Sotheby’s auctioned off more than 30,000 objects that had belonged to the pop icon and subsequently bequeathed to his longtime friend Mary Austin.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Senator subpoenas Saudis for documents on LIV-PGA Tour golf deal
The move is the latest to challenge Saudi Arabia’s assertion that as a foreign government that enjoys sovereign immunity from many U.S. laws, it is not obliged to provide information on the golf deal.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Tech leaders including Musk, Zuckerberg call for government action on AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates offered diverging views on the risks of open-source AI research, according to people in the room.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Lunch and Learn Q&A Sept. 28 in Bath
Bath city staff members will host a Lunch and Learn Q&A session at noon Thursday, Sept. 28, at Union + Co. Staff members will provide updates on projects and initiatives in the city and answer questions. Union + Co. is located at 31 Centre St. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch and RSVP […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Maine’s First Ship Full Moon Dinner coming up
Maine’s First Ship will host its second annual Full Moon Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Bath Freight Shed, with a view of the Virginia on the Kennebec River. Chefs Chris Toy and Jeff Mao will prepare locally-sourced ingredients for a Chinese hot pot and music will be performed by Kat Logan. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Climate Action Plan public workshop
As Brunswick develops its Climate Action Plan, the town is continuing to request feedback from the public. A workshop will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Coffin School. The workshop will involve a review of the initial results of the recent Greenhouse Gas Inventory and discussion of what residents […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Wednesday’s high school roundup: Deering, Noble battle to 2-2 stalemate
Girls’ soccer: Neither team converts in overtime after they trade goals late in regulation.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
New leader of hunger-prevention agency ‘passionate’ about mission
Hannah Chatalbash of Brunswick has been named executive director of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea
The targeted shipyard is of strategic importance to Russia because vessels in its Black Sea fleet are repaired there.