Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Mosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine
Viruses have now been found in mosquitoes or in animals around the state, prompting health officials to warn Maine residents to protect against mosquito bites.
Waterville mayoral debate set for tonight at Thomas College
City Councilor Michael Morris, D-Ward 5, is being challenged by Planning Board member Matthew Boulerice, who is running unenrolled, for a three-year term as mayor to succeed Jay Coelho.
Man steals two cars near Bangor, evades police, remains at large
State police are searching for a man who evaded officers attempting to make a traffic stop near Dedham on Tuesday morning, then stole two cars as he fled north.
Tribal chief ousted as Gov. Mills awaits word on meeting with Native American leaders
The ouster happened as leaders of 4 tribes consider whether to meet the governor next month at the Blaine House for the first Tribal-State Summit spelled out in recent legislation.
Maine to receive $30,000 from mortgage processing snafu
ACI Payments mistakenly withdrew billons of dollars from mortgage holders during a software test.
Photos: Herd on the street in Pittston as cows, sheep seek greener pasture
Volunteers, and sheriff’s deputies, gathered in Pittston Tuesday morning to help Morton Brook Ranch owner Christian Jensen move his herd of 11 cattle and about 45 sheep across Wiscasset Road. Jensen said it was the second year he has used several neighbors’ hayfields as a rotational grazing pasture for his animals. Having the herd trim the grass and spread its manure as fertilizer would get the crop off to a good start next spring, he said. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Attorneys identify 4 more people without court-appointed counsel in statewide petition for release
Attorneys debated Monday whether the petition before Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court, which calls on the state to identify everyone in jail without a lawyer, was filed appropriately.
Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin
Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
FBI data shows Maine’s violent crime rate lower in 2022 than it’s been in more than four decades
Though the murder rate rose slightly in 2022 in Maine, decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults brought down the overall volume of crime.