A temporary 180-day moratorium on the establishment of recreational marijuana retail shops and social clubs now goes to the council for an April 10 vote.
March 2017
Posted inNation & World, News
Panic spreads in Iraq, Syria as record numbers of civilians reported killed in U.S. strikes
The escalation comes as ground forces close in on the Islamic State’s strongholds of Mosul and Raqqa.
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Posted inMaine, News
Farmington voters approve $5.8 million budget at Town Meeting
The budget represents a significant increase from recommended totals following an outpouring of support for the town’s Public Works Department and library.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
New York man pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2014 shootings in Biddeford
Fuquan Wilson was indicted last year in the shooting deaths of two men in an apartment.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal March 28 police log
Augusta area police reports for March 28, 2017.
Posted inCollege Connection
Alternative facts aren’t fake, they’re real
While the term “alternative fact” has quickly become synonymous in political discussion with a lie or falsehood, a wider view of the debate reveals there aren’t always simple answers in serious conversations, James Cook writes.
Posted inNation & World, News
This woman is growing a second skeleton – and it’s locking her inside her own body
Jasmin Floyd, 23, chronicles her struggles on her blog, ‘One Spirit, Two Skeletons,’ to inspire others and raise awareness about her disease.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. LePage tells legislators: Turn my welfare actions into permanent law
The governor wants to make it hard for his successor to reverse his ‘common-sense’ executive directives tightening access to benefits.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House: Pay for wall with $18 billion in other cuts, including medical research, infrastructure
During the campaign, Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says she will support Neil Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court
A coalition of Maine interest groups sent a letter to Collins and Sen. Angus King saying the judge’s confirmation would lead to the roll-back of important legal protections.