A recent stretch of cold weather, coupled with multiple measurable snow events, has residents and visitors glimpsing something that has become increasingly rare.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Carbon monoxide poisoning at Kittery day care caused by propane-powered saw
The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Those ‘goody, goody gumdrops’ aren’t easy to find in Maine
Reporting Aside: Feb. 15 is National Gumdrop Day. But where are the celebrated candies?, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Wales man arraigned on child sexual exploitation, child porn charges
A judge ordered Patrick Hamlin detained pending trial.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine dealing with first of two storms expected this week
Slippery conditions are expected Friday, and snow and sleet are expected over the weekend.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy’s ‘miraculous conversion’ after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man killed by police in Lincoln
The shooting happened when officers responded to a complaint that the man was violating a protection order.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.