Town Manager Ella Bowman said she was notified Friday in a letter sent by Town Council Chairman Michael Perkins that she was placed on administrative leave earlier this week because of a complaint filed by municipal worker.
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Navy warship named for Maine’s capital to be commissioned in Eastport
Augusta officials will travel Down East to see the ship put into service in September.
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As renovation costs climb, Skowhegan warily eyes future of its opera house
Town officials met this week to consider the next chapter of the 104-year-old venue and considered the possibility of separating the venue from the municipal building, as Waterville did, to broaden funding opportunities.
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Prosecutors to appeal judge’s decision to vacate Portland man’s manslaughter conviction
Mark Cardilli Jr., who admitted to shooting his sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Isahak Muse, in 2019, was freed on $20,000 cash bail Friday and will get a new trial if the state’s appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is rejected.
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Week In Photos Aug. 18-25, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Reporting Aside: ‘Good-hearted’ Monmouth man known for helping others now needs a hand himself
Born with only one kidney that is now failing, Mike Snow, 60, is asking folks to get screened to see if they can be a living donor, not only for himself but for others waiting for an organ transplant, Amy Calder writes.
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South Portland officer shoots and kills man in armed confrontation at apartment complex
Officer Anthony Verville fatally shot Christapher Dodge, 47, after responding to a domestic violence shooting at the Summit Terrace apartments early Friday.
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Body found in ocean Monday confirmed to be missing lobsterman Tylar Michaud
A lobsterman discovered the body floating in the ocean near Addison exactly a month after Michaud was last seen in the area.
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Grants for Kennebago preservation project on hold over lack of public access
The Rangeley Heritage Land Trust will have two years to secure deeded public access or it will lose $1.7 million to protect thousands of acres along the Kennebago River.
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Maine Republicans still back Trump, but independents are a new wild card in state’s primary
New rules that allow unenrolled voters to participate in either party’s presidential primaries, coupled with ranked-choice voting, could complicate former President Donald Trump’s odds of winning Maine’s Republican nomination, despite continued strong support in his party.