The far-flung county with high poverty rates is searching for solutions to a lack of a comprehensive public transportation system.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winthrop graduates urged to be bold as they take their next steps
For Jayce Corgan, who graduated Sunday from Winthrop High School, trying new things opened doors to new opportunities for him, and he thinks his fellow graduates shouldn’t wait to try something new.
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Skowhegan Area High School graduates 144
The graduation, held Sunday at the school on West Front Street, drew more than 1,500 family, friends and faculty members to the gymnasium and auditorium.
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West Gardiner to extend moratorium to continue work on four proposals that have drawn residents’ ire
Officials are expected to extend a temporary ban governing solar energy systems, self-storage facilities, medical cannabis retail shops and medical cannabis cultivation facilities for six more months so updated versions of the proposals can be completed for review.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Small Entity Update Act, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to update, every five years, its definition of ‘small entity’ for the purposes of regulation.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Parents of special needs children place hopes in bill that would pay them as caregivers
The bill, by Rep. Jessica Fay, was voted unanimously out of committee
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Despite high pay at Maine summer jobs, some workers look for other rewards
Seasonal hiring is ramping up in the state, and summer wages are high. But young workers don’t always take the top-dollar jobs.
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Did a young Maine farmer with ‘a good set of teeth’ really offer a ‘Chance for a Spinster’ to marry him?
For about as long as the clipping has been shared on social media, people have been trying to figure out if it’s true.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Wild weather brings lightning strikes and power outages after record heat
A cold front moving through central Maine on Friday brought outages and lightning strikes after a record high temperature of 91 degrees in Augusta was reported for the day.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government, News
Contentious budget negotiations lead to $80 million Augusta budget with 4.7% tax hike
Councilors who voted against the budget said more cuts should have been made and also raised alarms about the accuracy of the school spending plan.