The rate increase, which would be spread out over two years, is intended to cover a sewer project that came in well over its initial estimate.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop interim superintendent addresses frozen budget at first public forum
Superintendent Becky Foley wants to host several forums through the year to address concerns, questions and input the community may have for Winthrop Public Schools.
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A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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4 key findings about Maine’s law to compel mental health treatment
We spent months talking to experts in mental health care about what happened in Lewiston and how to treat people who cannot or do not accept their mental illnesses.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The season of change
The onset of autumn brings opportunity to enjoy the sounds and scents of seasonal change, and to exercise our right to vote in what may be the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government
Wilton approves money for employee insurance coverage
Town Manager Maria Greeley said the town failed to notify employees who would have been eligible for the program when the law went into effect in September 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Biden names UMaine president to National Science Board
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who has a Ph.D. in mathematics education, will serve on the 24-member board that oversees the National Science Foundation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Farmington tax rate set at $21.45 per $1,000 in property value
The new rate is up $1.54 over last year’s rate.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
Economic issues dominate 1st Congressional District debate
Democratic incumbent Chellie Pingree spars with Republican Ronald Russell and independent Ethan Alcorn over the causes of and solutions to the housing crisis.