Its request has sat idle for six months, but Gov. LePage’s office says state agencies received more than 1,000 requests last year alone.
May 2017
Posted inMaine, News
Readfield conflict of interest case appealed in court
Reay Excavation says it had the lowest bid on the town snow plow contract, but town officials say they question whether the company should have submitted a bid.
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Posted inNation & World, News
British police looking for suitcase seen in photo of bomber
Counterterrorism squads are trying to re-create Salman Abedi’s movements in the days before he detonated a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, killing 22 people.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
More than a number — war dead honored in Hallowell Memorial Day Ceremonies
Tribute also made to six “adopted” sailors from unknown hometowns.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Release planned of moths engineered to die before mating
The gene-altered insects are science’s latest stab at curbing a pesticide-resistant invasive pest.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
RSU 9 residents to weigh in Wednesday on first round of budget votes
Residents will have an opportunity to decide whether to send the district’s $33.9 million budget proposal to voters on June 13.
Posted inNation & World, News
Theft of opioids a growing issue at veterans hospitals
At least 36 criminal cases related to disappearing pills have been opened since October.
Posted inSports
Even for sports traditionalists, Predators’ bandwagon an easy one to join
To use a term introduced to me by a roommate in college, I am a sports conservative. The way things were is better than the way things could be. Tradition beats innovation. Call me a grump, the sports version of a cranky old man on his porch, but I get more excited seeing Notre Dame, […]
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Memorial Day parade and ceremony stirs up emotions
‘There’s nothing like a small town parade,’ one onlooker in Skowhegan said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal May 29 police log
Augusta area police reports for May 29, 2017.