Contractors set the final steel beam for the new community school under construction behind the Margaret Chase Smith School on Heselton Street. All photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Anna Chadwick.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Senate moves to exempt sole store targeted by bill to ban tobacco sales near schools
A Senate version of a bill to ban tobacco sales within 300 feet of a school would allow existing, licensed stores to keep tobacco sales.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
SAD 54 board of directors approves $48.89 million budget for Skowhegan-area schools
Spending funded by local property taxes is expected to increase 3.95%, though the expected impact of the increase on the district’s six towns varies widely.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Week In Photos April 5-12, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bill to allow lawsuits against gun manufacturers narrowly advances to the Senate
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, cleared the House of Representatives last night by a 4-vote margin, with at least 6 Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Strong winds knock out power to thousands of CMP customers
The National Weather Service said winds gusted up to 50 mph on Friday, but that sunnier, drier weather is on the way over the weekend and into next week.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Retired Air Force colonel named Maine’s chief medical examiner
Dr. Alice Briones, who grew up in Hampden, was the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The beauty of birds
We may think of birds and other wildlife as separate from us humans, but we really are all a symbiotic part of this Earth we call home, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers endorse higher tax brackets for wealthier residents
Both the House and Senate this week passed a bill that lowers state income taxes for low- and middle-wage earners.
Posted inLocal & State, News
One man dead, another injured after crash in Steuben
Police say Nicholas Libby, of Addison, crossed the center line while driving on Route 1, striking a car driven by David Worcester, of Lamoine, who was pronounced dead at the scene.