The announcement lessens the likelihood that the full report on the classified documents investigation, which once seemed to carry the greatest legal threat for the incoming president, would ever be released.
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Appeals court takes up challenge to Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger limit
Businesses claim a voter-approved cap on the number of cruise passengers that can visit the town near Acadia National Park is unconstitutional.
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Posted inMaine Crime, New England
Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston
One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.
Posted inNation & World
At least 5 dead in Los Angeles area firestorms; new fire in Hollywood Hills
The causes of the fires are under investigation, and all remained 0% contained.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
On Jan. 8, 1825, the Kennebec Journal laid out its mission
The first issue of the KJ, printed 200 years ago Wednesday, contained this note from the publishers.
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Kennebec Journal, Maine’s oldest newspaper, turns 200
The Kennebec Journal published its first issue on Jan. 8, 1825, making it Maine’s oldest surviving newspaper.
Posted inNation & World
California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire sweeping through Los Angeles hillside
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine Lobstering Union settles racketeering lawsuit
The union claims it lost nearly $2 million in an embezzlement scheme by the family that owns Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office buying German shepherd
K-9 Atlas is to replace K-9 Bain that retired with his handler, Sgt. Nathan Bean, in December.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Franklin County makes history with five commissioners representing about 30,000 people
Gov. Janet Mills swore in the commissioners on Tuesday at the Franklin County Courthouse.