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Local & State
Week In Photos May 3-10, 2024
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Local & State
Kennebec Water District working to re-route main after discovering problem in Waterville
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Local & State
Lawmakers return for veto day as Mills warns against additional spending
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Amy Calder
Reporting Aside: A team borne of persistence and passion
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Business
Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here’s what to do with it.
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Business
‘RoboCop’ security systems pop up in Maine as concerns over retail theft rise
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Maine Crime
Oregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
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Arts & Entertainment
Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
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Local & State
Livermore Falls board votes to continue sewer treatment plant upgrades
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Nation & World
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
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Local Government
Jay to hold hearing on sewer rates before setting rate for 2024-25
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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 9:00 AMWinslow 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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18 mins agoWith 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 7:00 AMIn 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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May 9Of 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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May 9Marlon 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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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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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.
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May 8Superintendent Laura Columbia proposes reducing reliance on balance forward funds in district budgets, emphasizing long-term fiscal sustainability and investment in reserve accounts for critical expenses.
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May 8The proposal will go back to the Budget Advisory Committee.
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May 7Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators say the plot also targeted other top military and political figures.
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May 8James 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.
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May 7They met for a second day at the Capitol to discuss her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office.
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May 7Gary Porter, facing multiple charges for stealing two police vehicles and firing at police, will make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
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May 7They now think there are sets of clicks that make up a 'phonetic alphabet' that the whales can use to build communication.
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May 7An independent review of the agency cites incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations.
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May 7Judge Aileen Cannon says it would be 'imprudent' to set a new trial date and has postponed it indefinitely.
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May 8Kennebec Water District officials say Tuesday's break at the entrance to the Shaw's Plaza shut down water service to customers on both sides of Kennedy Memorial Drive from the Shaw's Plaza west to the Irving gas station at the top of the hill.
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May 7Damion E. Sidelinger-Hanson, 30, pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including domestic violence aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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May 8Sharod D. Parker, 38, was arrested on a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon as a result of the incident, which drew a heavy response from law enforcement Monday afternoon.
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May 7Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. and in Europe nearly 3 weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University.
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May 7The president has struggled to balance his support for Israel since the attack by Hamas – the deadliest day for Jews worldwide since the Holocaust – with his efforts to protect civilian life in Gaza.
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May 7These fake images might seem harmless. But they can be used to carry out scams and identity theft or propaganda and election manipulation.
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May 7If TikTok loses what's expected to be a protracted fight, it says it will be forced to shut down next year.
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May 8Officials say China's budget is rising for the same reasons as other towns: inflation, the rising cost of labor, and increases in county and school budgets.