The Congressional Cemetery hosted the District’s first-ever goat yoga sessions, after the D.C. Council did away with a longstanding no-touching-goats policy.
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Sheriff Nichols invited to White House Conference
FARMINGTON — Last week Sheriff Scott Nichols received an invitation for himself and a guest to visit the White House. Nichols said he has no idea how he was selected, but it was a pleasant surprise. “I am honored to receive the invitation. The event is put on by the White House office of Intergovernmental Affairs […]
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Auburn Middle Schoolers visit Washington D.C.
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King met with 16 eighth-grade students, parents and teachers from Auburn Middle School who traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the school’s biennial class trip. The students toured the U.S. Capitol building, explored Smithsonian museums and walked along the National Mall to see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln […]
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is ‘inevitable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is “inevitable” there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties. “The internet is growing in importance […]
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Franklin County 4-H members going to Washington, D.C.
FARMINGTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Franklin County will send four members of the Maine delegation on the 2018 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) trip, a 4-H leadership program for high school youth, ages 14 to 18, from across the country. Attending will be Allison Blauvelt of Farmington with Doe-C-Doe Goat Club, Bradley […]
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Source: White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigning
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal aides, is resigning. The departure of one of the president’s longest-serving advisers, who worked as a one-woman communications shop during his winning campaign, came as a surprise to most in the White House — and cast a pall […]
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Joe Biden discusses Obama, alt-right movement and his hopes in Portland appearance
The former vice president appeared at Merrill Auditorium with former Sen. George Mitchell. Former Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Maine to promote his new book Wednesday night, but said nothing about whether he might run for president. Biden appeared at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium with former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who asked about Biden’s new […]
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'Go, go, go!' WWII veteran urges others to visit D.C. memorials
Ralph Merrill, 95, of Paris was one of 45 veterans participating in Honor Flight Maine’s recent two-day trip to Washington, D.C. Merrill served in the U.S. Air Force as a parachute rigger from 1942-45. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) PARIS — More than 70 years after he served in the Air Force during World War II, Ralph Merrill […]
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March for Life: Thousands assemble at Washington Monument
WASHINGTON — Thousands of abortion opponents gathered in cold, blustery weather near the Washington Monument Friday and heard Vice President Mike Pence tell the annual March for Life that the Trump administration is determined to advance the fight against abortion. “We will not grow weary,” he said in a ten-minute addresss to the assembled throng. “We […]
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U.S. Capitol police lift lockdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown. The Senate sergeant at arms said a lockdown had concluded. The sergeant at arms had earlier issued a lockdown alert for the building and visitor center, saying police activity has been reported. Capitol police had said they were searching for an individual but offered […]