Two legislative committees endorse the plan with minor changes, keeping the bill on the fast track.
2016
Local gun owners doubt Obama actions will reduce violence
A Vassalboro gunsmith said safety could be improved by enacting laws to provide better access to firearms safety training, including offering it as an elective class in public schools.
LePage in spotlight for saying drug dealers impregnate ‘white girls’
Hillary Clinton issues a sharp rebuke and national news media react after the governor tells an audience that drug dealers come to Maine from New York and Connecticut and ‘half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave.’
Stalemate continues on Kennebec County sheriff’s appointment
However, Gov. Paul LePage might appoint a county commissioner soon to fill the slot left vacant by the death of Beverly Daggett.
Fairfield charter commission elects officers
The newly formed board will hold public hearings later this month and in March on the possible first substantial changes to the town’s government in three decades.
Commentary: Maine men’s basketball team deserves your attention
The crowd was so small Wednesday against Vermont that opposing players were joking about it
Despite objections, state to proceed with hiring private firm to operate Casco Bay Bridge
Some lawmakers complain they were left out of the process and are unclear on what the state gains by removing its workers from the busy span.
Kennebec Journal Jan. 7 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 7, 2016.
Winslow man jailed 2 years for assault
Thomas David Bouchard, 23, assaulted a woman in her apartment on Aug. 10, 2015, leaving her with a number of injuries to her face.
Maine Maritime students hold wreath ceremony at site of El Faro sinking
The ill-fated cargo ship’s captain and four other crew members were graduates of the school in Castine.