The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
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Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage
Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
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Richmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school district
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
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Topsham florist picked to help deck the halls at White House
Crossing an item off her ‘bucket list,’ Topsham florist Wendy Herrick leaves this Sunday to decorate the White House for the holidays.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell seeks funding for electric vehicle charging station
The city is applying for a grant from Efficiency Maine that would cover 90% of the costs of installing a two-plug station downtown.
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Active shooter hoaxes lock down 10 Maine schools
Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating the phone calls that led to major police responses and widespread fear.
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Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center bounces back from October vandalism
The beloved arts center has received over $15,000 in donations over the past two months to help with repairs.
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Organizers launch final fundraising push for Gardiner fountain
About $150,000 has been raised so far to fund repairs to the historic fountain, erected as a monument to Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a volunteer regimental surgeon in the Civil War.
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Maine House Republicans choose lobsterman as next minority leader
Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor says House Republicans are the party of ‘family values and workers.’
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UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.