The legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker was matter-of-fact about the risks of mountaineering and said he didn’t want to die without knowing he’d lived.
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Kennebec County Budget Committee delays vote due to concerns about proposed spending plan
The proposed $23.7 million spending plan is 22% greater than the current spending plan, but because revenue that county officials have tapped in the past has either decreased or is no longer available, the portion proposed to be raised by county taxes has increased by nearly 44%, to $20.5 million.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland jetport pitches parking expansion plan for city, state review
The Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
Posted inLocal Government
Farmington board authorizes money to assess work on Community Center
The plan is to look at the roof, heating system, brickwork and other issues.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Committee backs expanded background checks, waiting period for gun purchases
The Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place ‘an improved crisis intervention order’ for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.
Posted inNation & World, New England
‘Robot dog’ takes bullets for police on Cape Cod
The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine Democrats advance digital privacy bill opposed by businesses
The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 but dropped out after a weak showing in the early primaries.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Baltimore union fears loss of 2,400 jobs on bridge collapse
Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
Posted inNation & World, News
Haiti’s transitional council signals its creation is nearly complete
The council members pledged to ‘execute a clear action plan aimed at restoring public and democratic order.’