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Local & State
Benton festival celebrates return of ‘fish that feed all’
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Outdoors
More than 72,000 people enter this year’s Maine moose hunting permit lottery
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Nation & World
Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan
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Business
Augusta’s Cushnoc Brewing to open restaurant, bar in downtown Waterville
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Local & State
Bernie Sanders speaks at UNE graduation, says U.S. health care system is broken
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Nation & World
Houthi rebels launch missile that strikes oil tanker in Red Sea, U.S. military says
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Politics
Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes center of Republicans’ talking points
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Nation & World
Upside-down flag at Justice Alito’s home another blow for Supreme Court under fire
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Arts & Entertainment
Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
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Nation & World
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past
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Nation & World
For decades, states have taken foster children’s federal benefits. That’s starting to change.
MORE STORIES FROM MAINE, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
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May 17If the settlement is approved, a new nonprofit called Friends of Barleyfield Point will be buying the land with the intent of keeping it open for public use and commercial fishing.
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May 17The centennial anniversary will be recognized at 10 a.m. May 27, on Memorial Day, at the arch.
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May 17The mustachioed character actor was best known for roles as smarmy villains, like the chauvinist boss in '9 to 5' and the nasty TV director in 'Tootsie.'
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May 17Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama voted decisively against unionizing.
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May 17The popular tabby lives in a house with his human family on the street that leads to the main entrance to campus.
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May 17The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral
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May 17Pope Francis has expressed skepticism about more recent events, including claims of repeated messages from Mary to “seers” at the shrine of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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May 17Previously approved apparitions have turned these sites into major pilgrimage destinations, drawing millions of people to them each year.
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May 17In an April poll, respondents said by 51% to 32% they were doing better financially under Trump than Biden.
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May 17The global notice came three days after the FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a similar public warning about events and venues linked to June's Pride month.
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May 18The judge learns that York County Jail can't accommodate the inmate for remote court appearance.
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May 17On the day he was killed, Fortson opened the door while holding a handgun pointed toward the floor, according to a deputy's body camera footage.
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May 17The shipment is the first in an operation that American military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day, all while Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.
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May 17DePape was given 20 years for one count and 30 years for another count. The sentences will run concurrently. He was also given credit for the 18 months that he's been in custody.
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May 17Yibin Zhao, 55, was arrested at a residence where authorities confiscated more than 200 cannabis plants as authorities continue investigating clandestine growing facilities throughout central Maine.
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May 17The S&P 500, which is the much more important index for Wall Street and most retirement savers, also finished near a record high.
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May 17Irving Oil said in a statement that he died Monday. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion.
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May 17Barbara and Mike Fraumeni argue the Planning Board should not have approved a quarry in the town's rural living district.
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May 17Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for May 10-17, 2024.
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May 17Opponents who favor nearby Mack Point as the location for the terminal criticized the state, saying it is focusing the grant application on Sears Island before completing a study of both sites.
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May 17All three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
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May 17The $86.7 million budget passed by a 4-3 vote, with councilors in opposition objecting to rising taxes, failure to address problems downtown.
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May 17The nonprofit world is watching with interest to see what Bill Gates' former wife will do when she leaves the Gates Foundation next month.
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May 17Reddit will also offer its users new AI-based tools built on models created by OpenAI, which will place ads on its partner’s site.
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May 17For years Kuniskis was the spokesman for high-performance American cars, introducing many powerful models.
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May 17The actor was cleared of nine sexual assault charges in London court last year.
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May 17Other area schools tried to form unified bocce teams, but could not get transportation or students in order so Gardiner Area High School teachers formed intramural teams.
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May 17The Office of State Fire Marshal has launched an investigation into the blaze, which tore through a Marden's-owned warehouse earlier this week.
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May 17Police say Robert J. Locke managed to work his handcuffed hands to his front while sitting in the back of a police cruiser and smash out a window Thursday after they responded to his home on neighbors' complaints that he was shooting a gun, honking his car horn and yelling at them.
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May 17The preliminary rate for last month is 3.1%, down slightly from March, the Maine Department of Labor reports.
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May 17Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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May 17At least two of the deaths were caused by falling trees and another happened when a crane blew over in strong winds.
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May 17The Light Club, whose members fence with fake swords, meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
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May 17The Lebanese militant group has stepped up its attacks on Israel in recent weeks, particularly since the Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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May 17That's the message the Maine Climate Council hears during the first of 3 scientific briefings geared toward updating the state's climate action plan by the end of the year.
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May 18The need to power EVs and heat pumps is expected to increase significantly in Maine in the coming decade, according to New England's grid operator.
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May 16A jury convicted Daniel Perry of murder in 2023, but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called it a case of self-defense in a case that sparked outrage among conservatives.
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May 16The Regional School Unit 9 will be seeing an 8.26% increase in their overall to their budget, but taxpayers will only be responsible for 4.45%.
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May 16The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the 6-year sentence given to Lee Ann Daigle, who left her infant daughter in a gravel pit after giving birth in 1985.
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May 17Members of Robert Card's family broke their public silence Thursday to make emotional pleas for improvements to the Army, law enforcement and mental health systems that they say failed to help them in the months before he committed the state's deadliest mass shooting.
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May 17Garrett Corbin of Coplin Plantation and Wiscasset will begin his duties June 17.
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May 16The new rules could pave the way for a small-scale lithium-ore mining operation in the western Maine town of Newry.
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May 16Selina Warren's decade-long dedication to school gardening, from establishing outdoor classrooms to developing innovative curriculum resources, has not only earned her prestigious awards but also transformed Kingfield Elementary School into a hub of outdoor learning and community celebration.
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May 16With an 8.26% increase over the previous year, the RSU 9 board of directors, school administrators and members of the public will meet on Tuesday, May 21, to vote and discuss next year's budget.
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May 16But the White House has said Biden would veto the bill if it passes Congress, and the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.
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May 16The Coast Guard said it had deployed a boom to contain the source of the spill and was using drones and personnel to determine how much oil was in the water.
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May 16The Malone Family Tower is scheduled to open next month, completing an 8-year $588 million expansion.
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May 17County commissioners and the Budget Committee agreed to a $23.3 million spending plan after making cuts to a proposal that drew ire from municipal officials.
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May 16Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
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May 16The Special Olympics Maine Kennebec Area Spring Games drew 180 track and field athletes Thursday to Hall-Dale Middle & High School in Farmingdale to compete and have fun. The annual regional track and field meet has been hosted by students in the Jobs For Maine’s Graduates program for more than 20 years, according Jarod Richmond, the school’s JMG specialist. This year, 90 volunteers from the school’s Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Program and the Key Club worked at the meet, which included 180 athletes ranging from grade school students to adults. All photos by staff photographer Joe Phelan.
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May 16Walmart reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high.
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May 17A Cornville firefighter was taken to a Skowhegan hospital Wednesday evening with an airway injury he suffered while fighting a fire at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens.
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May 16The stock market's advance has been fueled by bets the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates this year.
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May 16Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the largest towns in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
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May 16Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
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May 16The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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May 16Dannel Malloy signed a bill repealing the death penalty while serving as governor of Connecticut in 2012.
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May 16The University of Maine is home to the nation's largest team of engineers dedicated to floating offshore wind.
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May 16The announcement comes after President Biden and Trump agreed to 2 debates this summer.
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May 16Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift'This is monumental,' President Biden said in a video statement, calling it an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities.
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May 16The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest 'in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,' according to the autopsy. Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat.
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May 17Founded with a $10 million gift from Richard M. McVey, a member of Colby's board of trustees, the center is expected to speed scientific discovery, provide a leading edge educational program and support use of computational tools and methods across the school's curriculum, according to the college.
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May 17‘A $400,000 hot dog stand’: Skowhegan selectmen concerned about funding for planned athletic complexBids for some aspects of the planned Skowhegan athletic complex came in higher than expected, and selectmen are concerned that current funding could be millions short of what is needed to complete the project.
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May 16The funding is part of a $60 million storm relief package secured by Gov. Janet Mills and lawmakers during the recent legislative session.
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May 16Fire Rescue Department receives grant to pay for majority of new turnout gear.
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May 16Israel has portrayed Rafah as the last stronghold of the militant group, brushing off warnings from the United States and other allies that any major operation there would be catastrophic for civilians.
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May 16China claims to take a neutral position in the conflict, but it has backed Moscow’s contentions that Russia was provoked into attacking Ukraine by the West, and continues to supply Russia with key components that Moscow needs for its production of weapons.
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May 16Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition a day after being shot multiple times in the stomach, a hospital official said.
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May 16The audio is at the center of a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
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May 17Several members of Robert Card's family, including his sister and ex-wife, spoke Thursday about how they tried to get him help for months before he killed 18 people in October.
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May 16Cohen's cross-examination is a pivotal moment for Trump's team, who must convince jurors that his once-loyal attorney and fixer can't be believed.
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May 16A teaching forest is providing lessons on climate change, conservation and community.
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May 15Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy tells lawmakers that his office is working better and morale has improved, but 'there is still work to be done.' But the union chief said employees have been disappointed so far with steps the office has taken.
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May 15The credit rating agency cites the state's 'sustained financial improvements including a large increase in reserves and solid pension contributions practices.'
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May 16The Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s annual spring gathering focused on creative ways to approach housing development by utilizing small lots, historic tax credits and the transformation of Portland's zoning regulations.
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May 15The Postal Service had proposed converting the Hampden facility into a local processing center, which Maine's delegation strongly opposed.
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May 15Police officer Rex Schweighofer was first on the scene, escorted the wife from the home, then went back inside to execute a room-to-room search.