The layoffs at the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center follow a $2.5 million cut in state funding approved by legislators this winter.

The Coast Guard had three 65-foot ice-breakers ready for Monday’s mission on the Kennebec River.

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 13:

Paper towels and toilet paper in senior citizen centers, police headquarters, the fire department and other city offices may not last through the week.

Supporters say the project has potential to bring in $2 billion in private investments. The bill faces further House and Senate votes.

A federal judge rules that NOAA hasn’t done enough to protect river herring from commercial trawlers that catch them in the ocean.

Opponents said that while the bill may have a feel-good effect, it poses serious constitutional problems.