The Kennebec County Budget Committee shaved some spending, identified additional revenue and reduced what will have to be raised through property taxes.
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USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Update: Jackman man in critical condition after crash on U.S. Route 201 in West Forks
Roland West, 80, veered out of his lane and into a large rock, leaving him with serious injuries, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said.
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High-crash intersection on state routes 133 and 156 in Jay to become four-way stop
The site has the most right-angle crashes in the state, with 28 in the past five years, a highway safety engineer said.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
U.S. regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
Hobbs said in a statement that she looks forward to quickly signing the repeal into law.
Posted inNation & World, News
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself “Colby Action for Palestine.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Two children’s residential care locations in Chelsea to close over workforce, funding challenges
Spurwink offers programs for people with intellectual disabilities, substance use disorder, foster care services, among other services.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Maine ‘American Idol’ contestant Julia Gagnon asks for kindness on Instagram
The singer posted an emotional video reminding fans that hate has no place in her ‘Idol’ family.