Patrick Woodcock served as the former governor’s director of the state energy office.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Monmouth woman sentenced to 40 years for sexually assaulting child
Natasha Venable, 47, was sentenced Thursday for assaulting and photographing a child multiple times.
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Wyeth artwork, memorabilia lost in devastating Port Clyde fire
The Wyeth paintings were in Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Art Gallery above the Port Clyde General Store, which was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze that also claimed the Dip Net Restaurant and the Monhegan Boat Line offices and gift shop.
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Harrison man pleads guilty to possession of fentanyl powder in Farmington
Daniel Maxfield, 43, entered into an 18-month delayed sentencing agreement.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta officials to send off Navy ship with slice of the city
The USS Augusta, which is to be commissioned Saturday in Eastport, is the second Navy vessel to be named for Maine’s capital city.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
UMaine System and its maintenance and service workers union at an impasse in bargaining
The university system is offering a one-year contract extension with a 3% raise. The union says that’s not enough and has requested third-party mediation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine Augusta and Maine Department of Labor to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program
Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
Posted inLocal & State
Thousands of federal employees in Maine prepare for shutdown
Based on the last two shutdowns, roughly 40% will be furloughed and 60% will have to work because their jobs are considered essential. None of them will get paid during a shutdown.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Clinton town manager announces departure after year on the job
John Bellino, 46, said the nearly 90-mile round-trip commute from his house in the Gardiner area was the reason for his decision.