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Schools and Education
Augusta school board moves past confusion, passes $38 million budget proposal
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Arts & Entertainment
When can you watch Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon on ‘American Idol’ next?
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Health
2023 U.S. tuberculosis cases were at their highest level in a decade
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Nation & World
UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
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Business
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
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Nation & World
Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
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Maine Crime
Washington County man accused of killing his father dies at Portland jail
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Local & State
Maine’s supreme court says Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
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The Maine Forecast
Mud season starts with threats of flooding
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Local & State
Passenger train service through central Maine halted by representatives in Augusta
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Nation & World
U.S. changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years.
MORE STORIES FROM MAINE, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
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at 10:15 AMThe Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since the height of the Cold War.
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at 6:39 AMThe legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker was matter-of-fact about the risks of mountaineering and said he didn't want to die without knowing he'd lived.
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at 3:52 PMThe proposed $23.7 million spending plan is 22% greater than the current spending plan, but because revenue that county officials have tapped in the past has either decreased or is no longer available, the portion proposed to be raised by county taxes has increased by nearly 44%, to $20.5 million.
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at 11:52 AMThe Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
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March 27The plan is to look at the roof, heating system, brickwork and other issues.
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at 10:20 AMThe Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place 'an improved crisis intervention order' for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.
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March 27The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
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March 27The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
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March 27Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 but dropped out after a weak showing in the early primaries.
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March 27Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
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March 27The council members pledged to 'execute a clear action plan aimed at restoring public and democratic order.'
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March 27Donald Trump complained on social media that the gag order issued Tuesday was 'illegal, un-American, unConstitutional.'
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March 27The administrative offices, IT department, EMA and Sheriff's Office would be in the building on County Way.
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at 9:00 AMThe Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam-Era Veterans Breakfast was held Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. The free event hosted 600 veterans and guests for breakfast, speeches and music by the Volunteer Improvisers. All photos by staff photographer Joe Phelan.
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at 9:36 AMNickerson Yard Maintenance recently opened a small hardware store in the town of about 3,000, and the family members who own it said it has been received with excitement — and nostalgia — from the community.
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at 8:02 AMLandowner Leo St. Peter still needs to get approval from the City Council for the zone change to build a 725-kilowatt solar farm on Webb Road.
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March 27An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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at 12:41 PMThe legislation gives enforcement authority on new permits, restoration of shoreland and allows municipalities and Land Use Planning Commission the right to place a lien on property with unresolved violations.
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March 27The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
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at 8:35 AMOdds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
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at 12:50 PMThe legislation would set required ratios in an effort to improve working conditions and ease a nursing shortage. Opponents say the measure would reduce access to care.
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March 27Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England and has become one of the world’s best-known artists.
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March 27The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member, replacing a DeSantis-appointed board chairman who was a Disney critic.
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March 27Town officials hope to continue working with the state Department of Transportation to minimize the impacts of the proposed Kennebec River crossing near Skowhegan’s downtown.
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March 27U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference that authorities had been informed that the ship was going to undergo maintenance. He added that they were not informed of any problems.
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March 27The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce, which owns the 62-foot-tall sculpture of a Native American fisherman, has offered the artwork to the town of Skowhegan, before seeking other potential owners.
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March 26The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
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March 26Food pantry, fairgrounds, community center and school are the recipients.
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March 26Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
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Under the agreement, the special prosecutors would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton as long as he pays full restitution to his victims, and completes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.
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March 26Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
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March 27Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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March 26The Navy renewed a contract with ship-building company Bath Iron Works to continue services on three Bath-built Zumwalt destroyers.
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March 26Selectman Stephan Bunker and Budget Committee member Lloyd Smith were recognized for their many years of service.
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March 27In all, 203,809 CMP customers were left in the dark by storm outages.
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22 mins agoMore than 1,000 marijuana plants, over 30 pounds of processed cannabis, and other "drug paraphernalia and documentation" was confiscated when authorities executed search warrants at two residences in Norridgewock and one in Madison, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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March 27Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a housing summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to build more housing to ease the market and improve the workforce shortage.
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March 26The Select Board changed its April 22 meeting to 6 p.m. April 24 at the Town Office.
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March 26A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It's on loan from a Bethel museum.
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March 26The charge amount is being lessened, but only temporarily.
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March 26Game wardens say the boy crashed into a corner of his family's garage while trying to park the vehicle.
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March 27The supermarket, which closed in late December after a historic storm caused significant water damage, is set to return with new self-checkout aisles and, eventually, a pizza and hot bar.
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March 26Seven hosts publicly criticized the decision to make the former Republican National Committee chair a paid contributor.
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March 26East Coast shipping – with trade in autos, coal and machinery – is likely to be the hardest hit.
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March 26The New York judge's order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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at 10:01 AMThe Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June.
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March 26A hearing next month will decide whether Marianne Smyth can be extradited to the United Kingdom over a scam dating back more than 15 years in Northern Ireland.
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March 27The mill's owners say they need more funding to repair damages from a storm last year and to address more than a dozen fire code violations within the building.
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March 26Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, was taken to a hospital but a fellow lawmaker said he was expected to be released Tuesday.
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March 26Joshua Burdin, 32, of Strong was a suspect in a sexual assault investigation.
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March 26A consensus appeared to emerge among justices that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA's approval of the medication and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right to sue.
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March 26His supporters say he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest.
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March 26The war has killed over 32,000 Palestinians, left much of the Gaza Strip in ruins, displaced most its residents and driven a third of its population of 2.3 million to the brink of famine.
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March 26The cargo ship lost power and issued a mayday before hitting the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
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March 25Some environmental groups say the rules that would allow for open pit mineral mining provide ample safeguards, but others demand more preliminary testing, smaller pit size limits, stronger reclamation standards and dark skies protections.
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March 25The member states were supposed to give final approval to the biodiversity bill on Monday. But farmers' protests of new environmental laws changed minds.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the gunmen who raided a suburban Moscow concert hall and killed 139 people were 'radical Islamists.'
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The suit stems from the state's decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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March 25The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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March 25People in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total more than $1 billion nationwide.
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So far, efforts to create a viable syrup industry in southern Jersey 'have been very sweet,' says the director of the university project.
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Two law enforcement officials said properties in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement.
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Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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March 25The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.
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March 25Awards included investigative reporting, solutions journalism and newsroom collaboration.
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March 25Republicans warned that removing a possible felony charge for a 3rd conviction would embolden organized retail crime, while Democrats say the policy is outdated, and that most theft crimes don't warrant a felony conviction.
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March 26Costs are going up, county officials said, and revenue that has been used in the past to offset spending is no longer available, meaning residents will have to make up the difference.
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March 25The attorney general's office reopened an investigation into the shooting in 2020, but the family says it is still awaiting the report on the death of Gregori Jackson, 18, of Waldoboro.
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March 25The lawyer for Benjamin Brown, 45, said he is concerned Brown might not be competent to undergo initial proceedings, stand trial or assist in his defense.
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March 27The Reehl Stage, the 400-seat theater at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House to set to host its first public show Tuesday. That sold-out show featuring The Robert Cray Band, will be followed by former Men at Work lead singer Colin Hay on April 9 and Shawn Colvin and KT Tunstall on April 23. For more information about upcoming shows, see johnsonhall.org. Nearly four decades after Denise Reehl first saw the theater, which was opened in the 19th century as a livery stable, was transformed into an opera house and became home to department stores, a roller-skating rink and a movie theater, she said she is pleased with its ongoing transformation. “With hindsight, I realize there were a lot of years when it was very disappointing and we made no progress,” she says. “But now I think about it, and it was right to do it now because of everything we have in the world and ways to solve problems and materials. It’s just the right time now, and I am sorry (her late husband, Benny Reehl) didn’t get to see it.” All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
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March 27The 44 residents living at the nursing and rehabilitation center at 457 Old Lewiston Road were informed of the closure about a week ago.
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March 25Government biologists admit they don’t fully understand why the moose have moved so far south, where seasonal conditions are warmer and drier than they traditionally prefer.
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March 26A Wilton driver was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
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March 25The alleged victim told police that Brian Cloutier had strangled her with a belt several times to the point she passed out, before she escaped and sought help from a neighbor, according to court records.
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March 25David Calhoun's departure at the end of the year is part of a broad management shakeup at Boeing.
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March 25Shirley Berry Golden was born Sunday in Lewiston.
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March 25The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been trying to avoid having to post a bond for the entire $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals a New York trial judge's ruling.