The request for a comprehensive investigation comes a day after Sens. Collins and King, and Reps. Pingree and Golden met with grieving relatives of victims killed in Lewiston.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hallowell councilor and library trustee step down
City Councilor Peter Spiegel and Jim McKenna, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hubbard Free Library, will leave their posts after years of service.
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Watch: Central Maine all-female team, ‘The Chickadees,’ to represent Maine at national snow-sculpting contest
Serena Sanborne, Phoebe Sanborne and Desiree DuBois will be heading to the U.S Nationals in 2024 to represent the state in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta councilors approve state-mandated changes to encourage more housing
The changes will allow accessory dwelling units and apartment buildings to be built in areas where they are not allowed now.
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UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington
An extra long run Nov. 28 turned into a rescue mission after the three men found a woman on the ground in a parking lot at the college’s fitness center who was freezing and injured.
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Amtrak’s Downeaster to receive $27 million in federal funding for track improvements
The authority that oversees the Downeaster also will get a $500,000 grant to explore expanding service to Rockland and adding a station in Falmouth.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Dec. 1-8, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Judge reverses position, keeps South Portland teen accused of planning attack in custody
Hours before the 17-year-old accused of trying to recruit another person to commit murder at his high school was set be released from custody, police shared new information that convinced a judge to reverse his decision.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Beware the square holiday cards
Who knew that mailing square Christmas cards poses a problem for the U.S. Post Office? Amy Calder writes.
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Lewiston families press Maine delegation for probe into Army’s handling of warning signs
One survivor and 5 family members of victims lobby Maine’s congressional leaders for an independent investigation into the events leading up to the state’s deadliest mass shooting.