Golden announces nominees for U.S. Service Academies Congressman recommends 13 talented young Mainers for West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy.
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LEWISTON Congressman Jared Golden, ME-02, has announced his office’s nominees to the United States Service Academies the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress.
“This group represents some of Maine’s most talented, skilled and accomplished students. They have all demonstrated exceptional leadership, high academic standards, and a selfless ambition to help others,” said Golden, according to a news release from Golden’s office. “Whatever happens from here, they should all be proud of themselves. We are lucky that they have chosen to offer their talents in service to the country,
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NORWAY It should come as a surprise to exactly no one that Oxford Hills is being rocked by the coronavirus.
Last Friday state officials changed from the green designation Oxford County has maintained for most of the fall back down to yellow, meaning the Maine Department of Education recommends that schools revert to hybrid learning. One can make many assumptions about the trends and consequences.
According to Maine Center for Disease Control spokesman Robert Long, the sharp rise in the county can in part be explained by an out break at Pinnacle Health in Canton, a skilled nursing facility where an outbreak has resulted a total of 56 cases of the virus as of last Sunday; 42 residents and 14 staff. According to its website, the facility has 47 beds. An ambulance was in the parking lot late Sunday afternoon, its red lights flashing.