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Forty years at the same school and the same job. Will it be eventful? Probably not, but if it is, Wayne Simpson is not going to say. He will just

$500,000 will be set aside from the $57.2 million the city of Niagara Falls received from the American Rescue Plan to reimburse those who install security cameras.

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau will contract with Newcastle’s Paul Garber Residential Builders for the renovation and expansion of the little Damariscotta Region Information Bureau building.

Most of Vickery Meadow's residents hail from countries around the globe, many having fled civil war, famine or economic hardships. They live in one of the dozens of apartment complexes, some of which have fallen into disrepair, but many residents are reluctant to complain, fearing they’ll be kicked out of their apartment or suffer another kind of retaliation.

This is the second story in a four-part series. Read the first, third and fourth stories. Step inside Today’s Discount Food Mart near the corner of Park Lane and Fair Oaks Avenue and you’ll likely be greeted with música norteña, a type of regional Mexican music. The store is stocked with a rainbow of helados (popsicles), tortillas and an array of Mexican spices.

When the Taliban began taking over provinces in Afghanistan, Muzdha and her family packed their bags and headed for Kabul. They arrived to a chaotic scene at the airport. And she was separated from her husband, two small children and mom. Muzdha is now in North Texas, where she faces new challenges – and the anguish of not knowing if if she’ll ever see her family again.

When the Taliban began taking over provinces in Afghanistan, Muzdha and her family packed their bags and headed for Kabul. They arrived to a chaotic scene at the airport. And she was separated from her husband, two small children and mom. Muzdha is now in North Texas, where she faces new challenges – and the anguish of not knowing if if she’ll ever see her family again.

Muzdha was separated from her family in the chaos at the Kabul airport after the Taliban retook control. She's now in North Texas, and she doesn't know if she’ll ever see her family again.

Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan.

While the pace has picked up in recent days, it's still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape. Afghans trying to reach the airport face a gauntlet of danger, and there are far more who want to leave than will be able to do so.