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One of the drivers involved was bleeding from the mouth but refused to be taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.
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Officials say they are looking for ways to ease costs, which are being driven upward by debt repayment on a sewer project and the rising price of sewage treatment.
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The student was hit Friday morning on Long Road, school 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 legislation died Thursday, and proponents would have to introduce a new version next legislative session.
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Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for April 12-19, 2024.
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The Maine Department of Labor reports little change in job market conditions in March, with non-farm jobs reaching the second-highest number on record.
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A passerby reported the fire around 12:29 a.m. Friday, as the back of the hotel was engulfed in flames.
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To shorten trip times, the operator of the Amtrak Downeaster is considering relocating the Portland station to one of 3 sites along St. John Street.
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Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.
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But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person's access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.
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At the start of public viewing Thursday, friends and old political allies spoke of his varied facets: politician, working-class Irishman and lifelong Portland resident.
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As the USPS plans to consolidate mail processing centers, it's getting pushback from legislators who say they're hearing from constituents unhappy with the proposed changes.
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Old South Church sponsors a number of projects that help make life more comfortable for others.
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Lawmakers rejected an effort by the Mills administration to scale back the expansion, preserving benefits for an estimated 45,000 newly eligible low-income Mainers.
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Home prices usually peak in the summer. As the season heats up, real estate experts worry home ownership could grow farther out of reach for many Mainers.
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Maine State Police investigators said they believe speed and "suspected impairment" were factors in the one-vehicle crash.
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Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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The county will spend just $30,000 to implement a satellite network that will serve as a backup to county-owned fiber internet that connects the county’s jail, courthouse, and emergency communications center.
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Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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While investigators declined to say which business reported the threat, the incident comes as more than 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States have been targeted by similar hoax threats in the wake of a social media campaign against the company's trans-inclusive locker room policy.
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Gov. Janet Mills says she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law and hopes to distribute the winter storm damage relief as soon as possible.
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The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to 'arrest' a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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The Maine Warden Service is investigating the accident.
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Both chambers of the Maine Legislature voted to add $60 million in storm relief into the budget proposal, but the Senate also added $7 million in additional spending on other items.
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A dozen House members reversed themselves from an April 9 vote that rejected changes in environmental rules, in order to allow an offshore wind terminal to be built.
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The proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
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It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the hours-long standoff Wednesday on North Pond Road.
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Federal infrastructure money is up for grabs as the region pursues clean energy transmission and battery storage projects.
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State mental health officials oppose the petition of Enoch Petrucelly, 38, who fatally stabbed his brother in 2008 on North Haven Island in Knox County.
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While many central Maine school districts saw their budgets rise by nearly 10% this year, RSU 18 administrators say they avoided the funding cliff by investing in short-term projects.
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The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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The state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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The Ellsworth City Council determined Glenn Moshier was 'more likely than not' under the influence of alcohol when he went to the police station on the night of Dec. 22.
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Property owner Leo St. Peter still needs approval from the Planning Board to build the solar garden.
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A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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John Pagurko, 63, and his son-in-law, Michael Davila Rodriguez, 30, face felony charges of kidnapping, robbery and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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As COVID-era relief funds expire, and costs on everything increase, schools are facing tough choices.
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Meanwhile, the Civic Center Drive site where market rate apartment complex was proposed to target medical workers has been put up for sale for $6.5 million.
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Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill's emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn't be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine's working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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In 2nd District Republican primary, Austin Theriault holds big fundraising lead.