Like officials in other states, Maine’s secretary of state and attorney general are considering whether the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits former President Donald Trump from holding office because of his role in the Jan. 6 riots.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine wants to expand quarantine zones to stop tree-killing pests
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is holding public hearings Sept. 6 about the plan to expand the quarantine zones for the emerald ash borer, the hemlock woolly adelgid and European larch canker.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Westbrook man charged with killing couple in front of their young children enters insanity plea
Court records indicate Marcel LaGrange, 24, told detectives that he shot 2 people. He’s now facing several charges in the deaths of Brittney Cockrell, 37, and Michael Hayter, 41.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Enrollment rises 18% at Maine community colleges
The state’s free tuition program boosts enrollment for a second straight year.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools and Education
UNE and MaineHealth team up on effort to improve care for chronic pain
The University of New England and the state’s largest hospital network will create a registry to aid in research that could lead to enhanced medical care.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
New chapter unfolds at Colby College as the arts take flight with $95 million facility
The Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts is poised to open soon as the latest investment over several years to transform the college and city into a cultural destination.
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Franklin County board set hearing on Lang Township road
A section of Kennebago Road is presumed discontinued through abandonment over 30 years ago.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Six Maine hikers rescued after spending night on Mount Katahdin’s Knife Edge trail
The 21-hour rescue operation included a helicopter evacuation of a 20-year-old woman who became unconscious on the rocky and exposed ridge in Baxter State Park.
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Gun manufacturer responds to lawsuit alleging one of its guns is unsafe, prone to misfiring
Sig Sauer denied all allegations made by a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy who sued them in July, alleging he was injured by a defective handgun the company has vigorously marketed to law enforcement agencies.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man threatened neighbor with gun, said he could ‘get away with shooting’ Black person, AG complaint says
The Jonesboro man is facing civil and criminal penalties for allegedly threatening an interracial couple that lived nearby and making repeated racist remarks.