Reporting Aside: Feb. 15 is National Gumdrop Day. But where are the celebrated candies?, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Wales man arraigned on child sexual exploitation, child porn charges
A judge ordered Patrick Hamlin detained pending trial.
Posted inBusiness
Waterville professor tapped for Artificial Intelligence Task Force
Thomas College business professor to join the task force that was recently established under executive order by Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine dealing with first of two storms expected this week
Slippery conditions are expected Friday, and snow and sleet are expected over the weekend.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy’s ‘miraculous conversion’ after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man killed by police in Lincoln
The shooting happened when officers responded to a complaint that the man was violating a protection order.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine State Police lay to rest K9 Preacher, killed in line of duty
Maine State Police gathered Wednesday to pay respect to K9 Preacher, who was shot during a standoff in Portage Lake in Aroostook County earlier this month.