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Politics
Appeals court upholds Bannon contempt of Congress convictions
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Arts & Entertainment
For Israel’s contestant, Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
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Schools and Education
Jay-based school district returning to late arrivals for professional development next year
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Nation & World
U.S. says Israel’s use of U.S. arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
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Nation & World
U.S. announces new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances
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Local & State
Hallowell business owner takes the lead of Augusta Downtown Alliance
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Politics
Lawmakers advance nearly 80 new spending bills, setting up possible clash with Gov. Mills
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Business
New bookstore, candy shop expansion on tap for downtown Waterville
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Local & State
Dresden Planning Board accused of violating town policy in approving quarry site
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Maine Crime
Central Maine arrest log: May 3-10, 2024
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Business
U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
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at 12:55 PMTarget, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages would be based on 'guest insights and consumer research.'
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at 5:34 PMBean died March 23 at the age of 82.
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at 5:15 PMA 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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at 4:43 PMTrump's former attorney is expected to take the witness stand next week.
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at 11:46 AMThe U.N.'s World Food Program will run out of food for distribution in southern Gaza by Saturday unless more aid arrives.
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at 6:34 PMThe 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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at 2:49 PMHere are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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at 5:00 PMThe 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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30 mins agoAll 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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at 4:24 PMSarah 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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at 12:06 PMExperts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that's unrealistic.
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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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May 9Ed 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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May 9The $21 million project is expected to be finished in 2026.
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May 9The video was released hours after the family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson publicly disputed that the sheriff's deputy acted in self-defense.
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May 9Jay/Livermore Falls Sewer Superintendent Mark Holt gave the Select Board a variety of options to set the rate at.
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May 9Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an analysis last year.
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May 9Adam Montgomery was convicted of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery and moving her corpse around for months. A prosecutor offered to lessen the sentence if he revealed the location of the girl's remains.
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May 9Students from Kroka Expeditions complete a 500-mile journey through Maine's backwoods, arriving in Temple after a transformative expedition.
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May 9The kits valued at $200 will be given free to the first 20 schools or programs that agree to form a team to compete in the 2025 Envirothon.
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May 9Complaints about speeding, noise and heavy traffic made to Select Board.
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May 9Putin has turned Victory Day – the country's most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.
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May 9Putin has turned Victory Day – the country's most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.
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at 3:00 PMWinslow 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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at 7:03 AMMaine's Angus King backs a bipartisan bill to restrict use by youngsters and clamp down on tech firms.
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May 9Trevor 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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May 9Joseph 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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May 9Lee 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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at 7:58 PMWith 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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May 9The ad, released Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing creative instruments, including a piano, cameras and piles of paint.
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May 9The candidate’s vocal disdain for wind farms is another worry for developers, who’ve faced high costs and supply chain woes.
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May 9Residents 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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May 9The shift in policy is part of a broader attempt in the technology industry to provide more safeguards for artificial intelligence usage.
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May 9A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and the country's biggest farmworker union over how a group of workers organized under a recently enacted labor law.
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May 9The pronouncements are part of last-ditch push for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government to rethink their public commitments to invade the city in an effort to eradicate Hamas.
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May 9The ultranationalist prime minister's remarks indicated that Israel might proceed with an invasion of the packed Gazan city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally.
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May 9Initial, 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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at 3:01 PMIn 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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May 9Remarkably resilient spending by U.S. consumers overall has been one of the main reasons the economy has avoided a recession, at least so far.
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May 9Weinstein's attorney said California first needs to produce a warrant.
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May 9The Fogcutters bring back their Big Band Syndrome show to the State Theatre on Friday night.
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May 9Maine 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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May 9Wentworth 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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May 9Trump’s lawyers have sought to paint the adult film actor as a liar and extortionist who’s trying to take down Trump after drawing money and fame from her story about him.
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May 9Glitches 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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May 9So 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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May 8The president said the U.S. is committed to provide defensive weapons, but won't ship offensive weapons out of concern for the more than 1 million civilians sheltering in Rafah on the Gaza Strip.
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May 8A 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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May 8Maine Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted with the majority as Republicans tried to oust their own speaker, stirring an unheard-of level of party turmoil with a move rarely seen in U.S. history.
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May 9A 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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May 8Heavy rains and flooding in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul since last week also have left 128 people missing, authorities said.
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May 8City officials were set to appear before hostile Republicans in Congress who are demanding police crackdowns on protests nationwide, but the hearing was canceled.
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at 3:03 PMOf 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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May 9After 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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at 3:02 PMMarlon 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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May 9The 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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May 8The 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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May 8Persistent inflation, muted economic growth in much of Europe and a protracted recovery in China – where excessive EV discounting is hurting manufacturers – are adding to the industry’s headaches.
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May 8The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second time in as many days that the former president has gotten a favorable ruling that could push any future trials beyond the November election.
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May 8The decision will affect sales of chips for use in Huawei phones and laptops, according to the people, who discussed the move on condition of anonymity.
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May 8Microsoft's president credited the Biden administration's economic policies for paving the way for the new investments in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
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May 8Just like cocoa, the coffee market is facing severe shortages. Many major traders deal in both commodities, so soaring cocoa prices are squeezing those market players for cash and forcing them out of coffee trading.
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May 8County 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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May 8Anthony 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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May 8Police are investigating the shipment of the potent synthetic opioid, which has a street value of up to $2 million.
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May 8Some 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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May 8Maine'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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May 8By taking out the power, the Kremlin’s forces aim to rob Ukrainian manufacturing of its energy supply, especially military plants, and crush public morale.
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May 8The U.S., Egypt and Qatar are ramping up efforts to reach a possible agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire and the release of some of the scores of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.
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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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at 1:30 PMSgt. 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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May 8Four 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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May 7The 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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Attorneys for the man who won his lawsuit say jurors were unaware of the state law that caps damages at $475,000 per incident and so didn't know to enumerate 'incidents.'
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May 7Lona J. Judd, 46, was arrested on a warrant Monday charging illegal possession of a firearm, criminal threatening, discharging a firearm or crossbow near dwelling and violation condition of release.
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Membership is flagging in the organization, which began allowing gay youth in 2013 and girls in 2017.