Maine also filled 9,300 nonfarm jobs from May 2023 to May 2024, in large part thanks to gains in Maine’s health care and social assistance sector.
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Jay board proposes change in setback distance for marijuana businesses
The town’s Marijuana Committee recommends a 50-foot setback with a 5-acre parcel.
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Sitting Gardiner city councilor Terry Berry dies of cancer
Berry, a well-known real estate agent, had served on the council since 2014 and voiced interest on topics including affordable housing, taxes and education.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Police: Lewiston woman showed ‘depraved indifference’ in death of 90-year-old Litchfield man
When he was found in his Litchfield home on May 18, Gerald Marin had been dead more than a week, police say in the criminal complaint charging Shari Allimah with murder.
Posted inNation & World
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety
The Israeli military claims it’s trying to facilitate aid shipments but that Hamas is disrupting them.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan chase ends when motorcycle lands in ditch, twice
Nathan Morris, 27, of Norridgewock, was issued a summons for operating under the influence, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
My Dad’s Place in Jay to be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
My Dad’s Place, owned by Lynn and Matt Brennick, will be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ show.
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More than 500 people have been charged under the gun safety law Biden signed
Enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Two arrested in Waterville drug bust that netted crack, fentanyl, handgun
Waterville police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched an Silver Street apartment on Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Girlfriend of Biddeford landlord says tenant shot him after getting eviction notice
Randal J. Hennessey, 33, is accusing of killing his landlord Douglas ‘Doug’ Michaud Jr. in 2021 on their building’s front porch.