They say that giving drug users a medically supervised place to use drugs would reduce overdose deaths and public health concerns while helping guide users into treatment. But such facilities are illegal under federal law.
April 2019
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Kaine downplays chances of abolishing Electoral College
The Democratic senator from Virginia, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate, endured the anguish of winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College.
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Posted inLocal & State
Waterville City Council OKs extending plastic bag ban launch to Sept. 1
Councilors, who must take a second vote on the bag issue, also took a final vote to adopt a marijuana ordinance.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Two Mexican nationals arrested in Waterville
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents working in Waterville arrested two men, one who had been removed from the U.S. three times previously and another whose visa had expired, according to officials.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm
Elected leaders from border communities stretching from San Diego to the Texas cities of El Paso and Laredo warn that havoc would ensue on both sides of the international boundary if the ports were closed.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
A year later, Barbecue Yee is trying a different path to baseball success
After unsuccessfully suing Portland schools in 2018 to get on the Deering High varsity team, Yee has chosen not to play high school baseball this spring.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Prominent Maine employment attorney Rebecca Webber dies at 60
A resident of Turner, Webber was a skilled litigator who made major contributions to her community and profession.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. stocks post solid finish on encouraging economic data
Stocks close solidly higher on Wall Street after a batch of encouraging global economic data kept investors in a buying mood.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Kennebec Journal Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Abby Nadeau, Oak Hill
Senior’s two-way play helped Raiders rise to top of Mountain Valley Conference and Class B South.
Posted inCommunity
Alewives’ Festival Planning Committee seeks donations
Readers, local artists, crafters and community members asked to consider making a donation to the festival’s silent auction.