Madison moves forward with change in the way sheriff’s office patrols town
The Select Board gave the OK to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster to develop more accurate budget numbers for a new policing model that would include assigning deputies to two-week shifts in Madison.
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Snowfall estimates creep up for central Maine as nor’easter’s track leans farther inland
The snow will fall at a rate of 1 to 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service, and will start mid-morning Saturday.
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Fitness entrepreneurs invest in Augusta as pandemic gym routines hit their stride
Fitness companies All Out Fitness and Planet Fitness are betting that people will return to the gym in pre-pandemic numbers as they expand in Augusta.
State reports big drop in COVID patients in Maine hospitals
Maine to receive $130 million over 18 years in opioid lawsuit settlement
The money will go to municipalities and schools districts and also will be used to fight the ongoing epidemic that resulted in a record number of overdose deaths last year.
Amy Calder: Too many online orders and packages have you feeling boxed in?
Boxes, once scarce for wrapping gifts and sending packages, now are everywhere, sending delivery people and mail carriers scurrying up and down streets every day, Amy Calder writes.
Former girlfriend testified she now remembers Downs having a gun
Gov Mills extending invitation to governors to meet in Maine
The nation's governors were supposed to come to Maine in 2020, but the meeting became virtual because of the pandemic.
Bill would make more than 30,000 salaried workers in Maine eligible for overtime
A legislative panel has endorsed a proposal to increase the salary threshold for overtime pay to more than $57,000 despite strong objections from pro-business groups.
Week In Photos Jan. 21-28, 2022
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Posted: 7:49 PM
U.S. Department of Justice grant funds Adult Drug Treatment Courts in Franklin, Oxford counties
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Local & State Posted: 7:49 PM
Legislature eyes a simplified, expanded student loan credit to help Mainers pay student debt
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Nation & World Posted: 7:26 PM
New York gives final salute to slain police officer
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Business Posted: 6:47 PM
Fishermen charged with falsifying herring-catch records
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Sports Posted: 6:41 PM
New rules would put Djokovic at risk of missing French Open
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Nation & World Posted: 6:24 PM
Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law
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Nation & World Posted: 6:14 PM
House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors from 7 states
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Sports Posted: 5:36 PM
NBA roundup: Magic guard Anthony fined
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Business Posted: 5:25 PM
Stocks end a turbulent week with biggest gains of the year
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Boys basketball: Strong defense helps Winslow emerge as Class B North challenger
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:32 PM
Here, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House
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Sports Posted: 4:30 PM
Prolific Kupp, versatile Samuel surge into NFC title game
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Local & State
Unity organic farm pulls products after tests reveal high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
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Local & State
Central Maine poised for largest snowfall amounts this season with Saturday storm
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Local & State
Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
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Local & State
Conduct of Skowhegan selectman violated town policies, report finds
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Local & State
Lewiston police search for missing Litchfield woman
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Maine Crime
Waterville man randomly shot pedestrian in eye with BB gun, police say
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Local & State
Northbound Interstate 95 closed briefly after black ice causes 3 separate wrecks
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The Maine Forecast
Saturday’s nor’easter likely to pack biggest snowfall for coast this season
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College
Men’s basketball: Parker Desjardins fits right in with Thomas College
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Local & State
Controversial statue of Melville W. Fuller might find new home — across the street
January 26
MAINE COVID-19 INFORMATION
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Local & State
Temporary shelter for homeless set to move from Waterville to Augusta hotel
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Business
Data and tech company moving 3,800 servers to Maine, plans new Lewiston headquarters
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‘He was a light’: Former Lewiston boys soccer standout Zakariya Abdullahi dies
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Opinion
Tell Us: Do you think your school district is adapting well to the state’s latest COVID-19 protocols?
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Letters to the Editor
Maine must stand up for Wabanaki
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Local & State
Legislature eyes a simplified, expanded student loan credit to help Mainers pay student debt
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Business
Fishermen charged with falsifying herring-catch records
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Arts & Entertainment
Maine children’s museum receives $150,000 federal recovery grant
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Maine Crime
Central Maine Jan. 21-28 arrest log
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Local & State
What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains.
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Maine Crime
Four Portland home health agency managers indicted in wage-fixing, anti-competition scheme
Week In Photos Jan. 21-28, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Central Maine poised for largest snowfall amounts this season with Saturday storm
The National Weather Service in Gray issued a winter storm watch for the central Maine area from 7 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday.
Commission overseeing defense lawyers for Maine’s indigent pushes for a public defender office
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
Our View: Lobster industry needs more time to meet new regulations
The May 1 deadline from the Biden administration is both too tight and poorly timed.
Amy Calder: Too many online orders and packages have you feeling boxed in?
Boxes, once scarce for wrapping gifts and sending packages, now are everywhere, sending delivery people and mail carriers scurrying up and down streets every day, Amy Calder writes.
Maine Voices Live with Ayumi Horie
The conversation with the Portland potter took place on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
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