Twin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. was the only mill eligible for the tax credit meant to help modernize equipment and save jobs. A state report recommends more transparency about business incentives.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Missing phone logs, conflicting accounts hinder investigation into death of month-old in Milo
Maine’s watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn’t determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin’s killing in 2021.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Breaking down the numbers: A look at cancer diagnoses, deaths in Maine
Lung and bronchial cancer, and prostate cancer in Maine had the highest mortality rates in 2021.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Bingham man claims conspiracy by officials to punish him for taking a sign from demolition site
In his federal lawsuit, Daigan C. Small is seeking unspecified damages from the town of Bingham, the town’s first selectman and a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy for violating his rights following a dispute over a sign worth less than $25.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Jay board approves shoreland zoning permit for New England Clean Energy Connect corridor
The existing permit will expire in November.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Downtown Augusta’s sturgeon sculptures up for auction
The highest bidders can take home one of 25 fiberglass sculptures celebrating the Kennebec River’s leaping leviathans.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Florida reporter to receive Colby College journalism award Friday for reporting on Haiti
Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Florida reporter to receive Colby College journalism award Friday for reporting on Haiti
Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine Republicans launch attack ads in 4 state Senate races
It’s the largest ad buy since Labor Day, the traditional start of the fall campaign season, and comes after Democrats mailed flyers opposing a Republican candidate trying to flip a Senate seat in Windham.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: Supermoon shines bright in Waterville
Skygazers were treated to a rare lunar trifecta Tuesday night, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night, as pictured from Waterville. All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.