Held on Wednesday night at the Best Western in Waterville, the session draws about 70 people, including cultivators, retailers of medical and recreational cannabis, legislators and health care workers.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Death of girl, 14, in Mount Vernon investigated as homicide
Police say the girl was found dead Monday evening, and they are looking for information about a stolen car related to the killing.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Augusta woman’s first-person obituary an ode to her ‘positive vibes,’ daughters say
Gail Armstrong says in her obituary she has joined the newspapers’ “Stiffs Section” after dying last week from “complications with illness, having a little too much fun earlier in life, and fatigue from dealing with all the humorless and overly sensitive people in this world today.” She was 61.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Developers seek feedback on proposal for 42-unit apartment projects in Madison
The proposed apartments would be constructed at a town-owned site that was once home of the Weston Avenue School and more recently was home to Maine School Administrative District 59’s administrative offices until closing in 2012.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
In wake of Winthrop’s new mooring rules, Readfield officials consider regulations due to possible ripple effect
Grace period for Winthrop’s mooring ordinance ended July 8, and town officials there say they need investigate a dozen or more moorings that remain in place in the cove near Norcross Point.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
If Richmond withdraws from school district, local control could come at a higher price, officials say
The yearly budget estimate was made based on last year’s budget and Richmond’s share in contributing funding for Regional School Unit 2.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
As new assistant superintendent for the Augusta schools, Mike Tracy faces a homecoming
Mike Tracy has served as superintendent of RSU 74 since 2017 and on Aug. 1, will become assistant superintendent for the Augusta Public Schools.
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Waterville traffic stop leads to arrests of Massachusetts twin brothers on drug charges, police say
Officers say they found crystal methamphetamine while searching an SUV after the driver led officers on a foot chase.
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Waterville City Council votes to declare vacancies in Wards 1 and 5
Special election set for Nov. 8 to fill vacancies created when Councilor Mike Morris, D-Ward 1, resigned because he has moved out of the ward, and because Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, is moving to Winslow.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County DA touts ‘game-changer’ process of collecting restitution for victims through tax returns
The Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office has developed a process over the past four years that’s secured $111,000 through garnished tax returns from defendants who have failed to pay their court-ordered restitution to victims.