As organizers of the Great Falls Balloon Festival consider a proposal from the city to partner on this year’s event, board members and officials discussed the costs and obstacles associated with putting on the annual festival.
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Police say Lewiston woman was killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
Jessica Carter, 40, of Lewiston was killed Friday evening trying to avoid a collision on her 2010 Kawasaki motorcycle on South Main Street in Auburn.
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Posted inNation & World
Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger
The blogger falsely claimed that the performer exposed himself to a crowd, including children, in 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Protesters hold pro-Palestine rally in downtown Waterville
Protesters say they plan to hold more demonstrations across the state.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people
A mysterious company has caused a stir for trying to auction Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in a foreclosure sale.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ACLU allowed to add Maine attorney general to lawsuit on indigent defense
A court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to a suit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers.
Posted inNation & World
Trump TV: Internet broadcaster beams the ex-president’s message directly to his MAGA faithful
In less than a decade, Right Side Broadcasting Network has gone from an upstart internet broadcaster to a major player in Donald Trump’s universe.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
Alaska’s new electoral system – with open primaries and ranked-choice voting – has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
James Pak, Biddeford landlord convicted of killing 2 teenage tenants, dies in prison
Pak, 86, began serving a life sentence in 2016 for fatally shooting 19-year-old Derrick Thompson and 18-year-old Alivia Welch.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Photos: Volunteers place flags at veterans cemeteries
On the Saturday before Memorial Day dozens of volunteers placed thousands of flags at grave marker at the two veterans cemeteries in Augusta. Photos by Kennebec Journal photographer Joe Phelan.