Some residents say the town and state do not do enough to respond to their concerns. Officials say they do what they can, and are following the wishes of voters.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Just-In-Time Recreation one of few mass shooting sites in country to reopen
This week’s planned reopening of Lewiston bowling alley at 24 Mollison Way runs counter to national trend.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Gulf of Maine had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend
It was the fifth-warmest year on record for the Gulf of Maine, a body of water critical to commercial fishing and other maritime industries.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Report of industrial accident at Solon sawmill under investigation
Officials: The accident, which involved a 33-year-old man whose hand was caught Friday morning in a saw at Kennebec Lumber Co. at 105 S. Main St., is being investigated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
International flavors abound at Pittsfield food festival
PITTSFIELD — Hundreds of people convened Sunday morning to indulge in nearly 20 unique dishes from 14 countries at the Maine Central Institute’s annual international food festival. MCI is a private high school that enrolls over 400 students, many of whom come to study from abroad. The food festival has become an annual tradition where both […]
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan inks deal with former Somerset County administrator to become town manager
Lawyer Dawn DiBlasi is scheduled to begin her new position Monday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates three killed in Lewiston mass shooting
Western Maine Labor Council holds remembrance, awards ceremony in Rumford.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills allows waiting period for gun sales to become law; vetoes bump stock ban
The governor let the 72-hour pause pass without her signature, saying she was ‘deeply conflicted.’ She vetoed a second bill that would have banned rapid-fire devices.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s public advocate criticizes state’s tentative settlement with Electricity Maine
Under the agreement, thousands of customers who were overcharged for electricity would be reimbursed anywhere from $10 to $4,000. But Public Advocate Bill Harwood says stricter sanctions are needed.