After a call to 911, Cony Middle and High School were evacuated this morning, April 26. This is Kim Silsby, principal of Cony Middle and High School, out of an abundance of caution due to a threat received… Posted by Cony Middle and High School on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Latest Local Central Maine News The …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Twitter board accepts offer from Elon Musk to purchase the platform for $44 billion
The board of social media platform Twitter announced on Monday it has accepted a $44 billion offer from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to purchase the company and make it private. The company said that under the terms of the deal, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash per share, representing a 38% premium …
Texas criminal court grants stay of execution for death row inmate Melissa Lucio just two days before planned death
On Monday, Texas’ highest criminal court delayed the execution of death row inmate Melissa Lucio, who was set to die Wednesday. The decision from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals means a lower court can now review Lucio’s claims that she is innocent and that her execution should be stopped, based on new evidence that …
Take a look at the trailer for Hulu’s romantic-comedy ‘Fire Island’ starring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang
Hulu has shared a trailer for the LGBTQ romantic comedy ‘Fire Island,’ featuring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang. Fire Island follows Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang), two gay best friends who vacation on Fire Island, a hotspot for queer culture in New York. The pair party with friends and flirt with two wealthy vacationers, …
Britney Spears says she is taking a ‘social media hiatus’ amid pregnancy
Britney Spears has shared in an Instagram post that she will be on a break from social media for “a little while.” The 40-year-old singer wrote: “I’m going on a social media hiatus for a little while!!! I send my love and God bless you all.” The social media hiatus for Spears follows her recent announcement …
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Police Seeking Public’s Help in Locating 2 Skowhegan Men
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two Skowhegan men who removed their ankle monitors and are now missing. Jacob Savage, 36, Terry Nurmi, 46, are required to wear an ankle monitors because domestic violence related charges. They both have active arrest warrants out for aggravated criminal mischief and violation of conditions of release. …
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Elon Musk Officially Takes Over Twitter
Twitter has been sold to Elon Musk and will go private after agreeing to a deal worth $44 billion. Musk purchased the company at $54.20 a share. That’s the same price named in his initial offer back on April 14th. I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free …
One adult, three children killed in Philadelphia house fire
Authorities confirmed that at least four people died in a house fire in Philadelphia early Sunday morning. The Philadelphia Fire Department said three children were among those pronounced dead after both floors of a two-story rowhome in the neighborhood of Kensington caught fire at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel …
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South Carolina police officer killed in shooting after standoff with suspect
A South Carolina police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning. Cayce, SC Police Chief Chris Cowan said in a press conference Sunday that police officer Roy Andrew Barr, 28, was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in the city at around 2:48 a.m. after the suspect …
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Jeff Bridges to star in new FX series ‘The Old Man’
FX is set to release the new drama series The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges as a man who has been living off the grid since he absconded from the CIA decades ago. The series, based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name, will air at 10 p.m. EDT on FX and stream …
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