After the city was criticized for cutting $27,000 from a $30,700 building permit for the Alfond Youth Center’s family wellness center, a youth center official said it is willing to pay the full fee.
2019
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
In Oregon, another bumper crop of pot
Farmers have produced so much that it’s creating pressure for growers and reduced prices for consumers.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Annulment hearing for Maine woman charged in daughter’s beating death postponed
Despite a plan by attorneys for both Sharon Carrillo, 34, and Julio Carrillo, 52, to annul their marriage, technical questions by the judge delay the process.
Posted inLocal & State
Funding for Pittsfield Community Theatre cut in half
The last-minute budget cuts to the theater mean Maine’s only municipally-owned cinema could close or operate on a reduced schedule this year.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Windham police investigating 2 unrelated, unattended deaths
Authorities say the deaths of a 51-year-old woman on Windham Center Road and a 62-year-old man on Mineral Spring Road were reported within an hour of each other but do not appear to be suspicious.
Posted inLocal & State
Cleanup, water testing taking place at Belgrade tanker truck fire site
Things are returning to normal at the intersection that officials had closed because of a huge fire there Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Morning Sentinel Jan. 3 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 3, 2019.
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Troy selectmen issue apology about fire chief’s ‘hoarding’ comments
Fire Chief Gregory Packard Jr. told a reporter that clutter in a burning house hindered firefighters’ efforts, posing a dangerous situation, but selectmen said his comments were inappropriate.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage pardoned former Republican lawmaker against clemency board’s recommendation
A former longtime member of the clemency board says the pardon of Jeffrey Pierce was highly unusual, and a national expert says Maine’s pardon process lacks accountability.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills’ ‘Executive Order 1’ makes 70,000 more Mainers eligible for health insurance
The Democrat had vowed to expand Medicaid on ‘day one’ of her administration, almost 14 months after voters approved it.