Jamie Rooney, 52, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, died Thursday when his snowmobile struck a box truck driving on Hastings Road in Jackman.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Nordic Aquafarms to pay Midcoast environmental group $125K
Upstream Watch had opposed the Norwegian company’s recently abandoned plan to build a $500 million inland salmon farm in Belfast.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Trump tariffs may roil Maine energy prices and lobster, lumber markets
Canada, which is Maine’s largest trading partner, could be particularly hard hit by a 25% universal tariff, as suggested by the president.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Federal funding questions muddle Skowhegan athletic complex project
With engineering costs also increasing, town officials are taking a hard look at the project’s budget.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan extends athletic complex oversight contract with selectman’s firm
Selectman Steven Govoni said his company, Wentworth Partners & Associates, has been losing money on the project.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Susan Collins questions Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. at separate confirmation hearings
Sen. Angus King also pressed Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated by Trump to oversee national intelligence, on her past support for Edward Snowden, who leaked classified details of U.S. surveillance in 2013.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Maine 4th graders’ math and reading skills are among the lowest in the US
Reading and math proficiency scores for Maine’s 4th graders have fallen roughly 10 percentage points since 2019, ranking among the biggest drops nationwide.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
15 pets die in Richmond house fire, officials say
Thirteen dogs and two cats were killed in the fire, whose cause has been listed as undetermined, officials said.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Maine’s already got 31 state symbols. A reptile, amphibian and dog could be next.
How and why Maine names its state symbols — and why these particular things have achieved the honor — is a complicated question.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
What the Lewiston shooter’s brain injury can tell us about blast exposure in the military
Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees but is taking steps to limit exposure.