Jorgensen’s Cafe and Deli owner Theresa Dunn, who has owned the cafe since 2017 and worked for all four of its owners before that, plans to close the business around June 1, Amy Calder writes.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine may pay lobster fishers to test new gear as whale protection rules loom
A bill would create a ‘lobster innovation fund’ to pay lobster fishing license holders to test new fishing technologies.
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Could Maine’s college dorms help solve the homelessness crisis?
A group of advocates and officials said Thursday that they will ask the state to look into opening unused dorms for temporary housing.
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Lawmakers hear competing offshore wind proposals
One bill lays out a detailed state path to promote floating offshore wind that will help Maine meet its climate goals and create jobs, while the other seeks to use the state’s power to keep the industry out of the Gulf of Maine where fishermen earn their living.
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End of an era: 50th and final Bowdoinham library plant sale set this weekend
Dedicated plant sale volunteers are calling it quits after directing the longest-running annual plant sale in the state of Maine.
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Maine parties spar over spending, tax cuts as budget talks heat up
Republicans say continuing to increase state spending as many families struggle to meet basic needs is ‘not a good sell’ for Democrats.
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Franklin County farmers face flooded fields, formidable damage after storm
For farmers, sand deposits and other debris left in fields, eroded roads, uprooted fences, land washed away and loss of work already done this spring are some aftermaths following the May 1st flooding.
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Wilton keeps Temple Road ATV access open
The Wilton Select Board voted on Tuesday, May 16, to keep ATV access to Temple Road open for one year, after which they will review the benefits to the town and impact it has on the residents of Temple Road.
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Wilton votes to close four roads to winter maintenance
After a public hearing, Wilton Select Board voted on Tuesday, May 16, to close four roads to winter maintenance, with Magrath Road being amended to accommodate new residents on the road.
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Biddeford man pleads not guilty to assault charge in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Christopher Maurer is accused of hitting, screaming at and making obscene gestures toward Capitol police officers before he was pepper-sprayed and left the area.