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While work is underway, traffic will be limited to an 'alternating, single-lane' traffic pattern, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Readers from across the state shared their photos of a dazzling, and rare, aurora borealis Friday night.
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Voters could decide to approve more funds next month after COVID-19 and cost increases halted the project.
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The aurora borealis is difficult to predict, but keep an eye on the northern sky on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Jeremy Ashlock, 31, an Augusta resident and co-owner of Juiced in downtown Hallowell, started as the group's executive director this week.
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Maine Senate advances spending bills opposed by Gov. Mills, but the House chose not to vote on them.
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Among business changes in the city, Oliver & Friends Bookshop is scheduled to open in downtown Waterville and Incense & Peppermints is poised to expand into the former Framemakers shop downtown.
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Two appeals were heard over the same matter Thursday night, with a citizen petition dismissed and a deliberations pending on Dresden couple's appeal.
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Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for May 3-10, 2024.
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Bean died March 23 at the age of 82.
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A 72-year-old woman was extricated from her car with serious injuries and taken by ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where she died of injuries suffered in the crash.
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The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital after the Thursday evening crash, but the bees were largely spared and made it to their final destination in Washington County, officials said.
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Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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The Kennebec Water District ran into problems when it excavated at the site of two separate water main breaks that had occurred May 3 and Tuesday.
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All override efforts failed Friday and the Legislature has yet to override a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who has rejected 49 bills since taking office.
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Sarah Joliat and her son, Kristian, helped launch an ice hockey program in Maine for those who are intellectually and developmentally challenged.
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The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
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U.S. Marshals said they apprehended Robert Clark, 36, following investigative tips that led to Maine.
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Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
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The $21 million project is expected to be finished in 2026.
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Complaints about speeding, noise and heavy traffic made to Select Board.
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Winslow Deputy Police Chief Randy Wing said Thursday that no further packages containing fentanyl pills have been received, and the investigation into who sent an estimated $2 million worth of synthetic opioid pills continues.
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Maine's Angus King backs a bipartisan bill to restrict use by youngsters and clamp down on tech firms.
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Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of attempted murder and other charges for attacking police at Times Square with a machete.
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Joseph Savoy of Madison was driving a pickup truck on White School House Road when it was struck by a car that did not yield to him, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that an Aroostook County judge violated her due process rights because of the way he questioned her remorse at her sentencing last summer.
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With the state's homeless shelters struggling, legislators have what might be their final opportunity Friday to prevent some shelters from closing for good.
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Residents at the Regional School Unit 38 annual budget meeting voted to place the spending plan on the ballot for the June 11 referendum.
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Initial, unconfirmed reports indicated a two-car crash occurred midmorning in the area of 1209 Waterville Road, with serious injury and at least one crash victim trapped inside a vehicle.
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In October 2020, Christopher T. Farrow led police on a chase across central Maine and fled the state before he was arrested in Vermont months later.
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The Fogcutters bring back their Big Band Syndrome show to the State Theatre on Friday night.
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Maine State Police say it appears the driver of a Jeep lost control as he tried to pass another car on on I-95.
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Wentworth Partners & Associates, run by Selectman Steven Govoni, was the only company to submit a bid for the clerk of works contract.
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Glitches with the new Federal Application for Federal Student Aid form have been blamed for fewer applications nationwide in 2023. In Maine, 23% fewer students had applied for the aid that will help them decide which college to attend or whether to go to college at all.
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So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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A group including 2 Republican lawmakers has argued that legislative leaders violated the state constitution by passing a party-line budget and then calling a special session to finish other work. But an assistant attorney general told the court the process was lawful.
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A legislative committee advanced at least $10 million in additional spending this week after repeated warnings from the administration about pushing the state budget past the 'breaking point.'
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Of America's roughly 200,000 beekeepers, less than 1% are in Maine. Lainey Bell aims to change that through her newfound royalty.
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After four hours of discussions, Augusta city officials reached agreement on a nearly $87 million spending plan for the city and its schools; the final vote with come at the Augusta City Council business meeting scheduled for May 16.
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Marlon Cloutier, 33, was arrested at a relative's house and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, where he was to be booked on warrants and several charges, officials said.
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The event, which raises money for local charities, includes a free meal (donations accepted) and an open house for viewing antique vehicles, in addition to the blessing of motorcycles and Jeeps, performed by an ordained chaplain.
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The Superior Courthouse is to be replaced with a three-story, 30,000-square-foot addition to the District Courthouse across the street, which the Maine Judicial Branch says is necessary to upgrade the facility built in 1873 and increase efficiency.
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County Administrator Amy Bernard said that the town of Rangeley has agreed to pay an overtime rate for deputies covering shifts in that town. The town plans to hire a full-time police chief.
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Anthony Leng is serving a 40-year sentence for shooting Sokha Khuon in front of 2 of their children. He says his attorney didn't do enough to challenge details prosecutors used to request the highest sentence possible.
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Police are investigating the shipment of the potent synthetic opioid, which has a street value of up to $2 million.
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Some residents questioned the town's plans to buy three police cruisers and 11 rifles, as well as about $30,000 in funding for local conservation organizations.
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Maine's 'clean energy economy' accounted for 15,000 jobs at the end of 2022, posting stronger growth than the economy generally, according to a study commissioned by the Governor's Energy Office.
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Chelsey Cardilli’s claim that her brother, Mark Cardilli Jr., made racist statements weren’t key to his conviction in the 2019 death of her boyfriend, Isahak Muse, but they did fuel tensions in the case.
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Atilio Delgado was 16 when police say he shot and killed James Cluney in May 2022.
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Sgt. Aaron Skolfield on Tuesday filed a 20-page response with the commission investigating the mass shooting, saying members unfairly targeted his actions when they have yet to finish their work.
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Four people spoke during a 15-minute public hearing on the proposal, and councilors later spent a good amount of time discussing the budget.
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The bills 'moved off the table' still require final approval from lawmakers, who meet again Friday, before they can be sent to Gov. Janet Mills.
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James T. Ruggieri was ordained Tuesday as the 13th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.