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Kennebec County Administrator Robert Devlin to retire at year’s end

Devlin was hired as Kennebec County's first administrator, after he lobbied the Maine State Legislature to allow counties the independent authority to hire professional managers without seeking permission from state lawmakers.

Sports

Hang on, if you dare: Professional bull riders come to Maine and put on a show

Riders on the Professional Bull Riders Velocity Tour earn points — and paychecks — the longer they can stay on a bull.
Local & State

COVID-19 uptick continues in Maine with 70 new cases, six more deaths

The seven-day average of new daily cases rose to 70, a few days after the state recorded its first daily count over 100 in more than a month.
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Maine lawmaker who downplayed pandemic’s risk contracts COVID-19

Local & State

Revisiting a very beautiful, 114-foot-tall American chestnut tree that grows in Hebron

Business

Fight between rival energy companies threatens to delay CMP’s $1 billion energy corridor

Arts & Entertainment

East Benton family prepares for 49th edition of Fiddlers Convention

Local & State

Augusta: What do you want in your next city manager?

The new city manager is unlikely to be hired by the time William Bridgeo retires from his post in September.

Local & State Posted: 4:33 PM

Groups urge Maine to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in U.S.
Varsity Maine Posted: 4:21 PM

Field hockey: Victories Over Violence debuts to aid victims of domestic abuse
Business Posted: 3:37 PM

Central Maine Business Briefs: Kennebec Savings Bank hires new vice president
Local & State Posted: 3:36 PM

Maine Warden Service rescues Belfast man, 80, who fell into water-filled ditch
Maine Crime Posted: 3:23 PM

Central Maine July 24 police log
Local & State Posted: 2:58 PM

Kennebec County Administrator Robert Devlin to retire at year’s end
Local & State Posted: 2:04 PM

Revisiting a very beautiful, 114-foot-tall American chestnut tree that grows in Hebron
Local & State Posted: 9:19 AM

COVID-19 uptick continues in Maine with 70 new cases, six more deaths
Editorials Posted: 4:10 AM

View from Away: Climate change is driving extreme floods, wildfires and heat. Will the world meet the moment?
Community Posted: 4:00 AM

Pittston student earns engineering degree
Letters to the Editor Posted: 4:00 AM

Is there a parking plan for Colby campus?
Columnists Posted: 4:00 AM

Maine Compass: The University of Maine System must mandate vaccines

MAINE COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER

Fully vaccinated

806,182

Percent of Maine population

59.97%

Full vaccination includes 1-dose vaccine

Sources: Maine CDC and U.S. Census Bureau.

Where can I get vaccinated?

Local & State

Maine Warden Service rescues Belfast man, 80, who fell into water-filled ditch
Local & State

New vaccination numbers in Maine hold steady amid rise in COVID cases
Local & State

Groups urge Maine to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in U.S.
Opinion

Tell Us: Do the rules of free speech extend to politicians on social media?

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Letters to the Editor

Is there a parking plan for Colby campus?

Local & State news

Maine Crime

Central Maine July 24 police log
Local & State

Revisiting a very beautiful, 114-foot-tall American chestnut tree that grows in Hebron
Local & State

Maine Academy of Natural Sciences graduates 21 in Threshold program Friday
Local & State

Augusta: What do you want in your next city manager?
Politics

Maine lawmaker who downplayed pandemic’s risk contracts COVID-19
Maine Crime

Somerset County courts for Jan. 11-22, 2021

Sports roundup

Varsity Maine

Field hockey: Victories Over Violence debuts to aid victims of domestic abuse

Sports

Caleb Manuel finishes second at New England Amateur Championship

Portland Sea Dogs

Sea Dogs winning streak ends at 15 games with 1-0 loss to Harrisburg

East Benton family prepares for 49th edition of Fiddlers Convention

The annual East Benton Fiddler's Contest and Convention will resume this Sunday after skipping last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gardiner wastewater treatment upgrades are underway

The $3.5 million project, funded by a combination of federal loan and grant money, is replacing the aging treatment infrastructure with a newer version that's more energy efficient.

Somerset County courts for Jan. 4-8, 2021

Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.

View from Away: Climate change is driving extreme floods, wildfires and heat. Will the world meet the moment?

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Amy Calder: They have a passion for feeding the hungry

The St. John Food Pantry in Winslow is desperate for a new space after having been housed in a church basement at 26 Monument St. in Winslow for more than 60 years.