Legal experts say the murder case against the Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck is no slam dunk, despite powerful bystander video from the scene.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Readfield Union Meeting House restoration sparked by Hallowell couple’s $50,000 donation
Jack and Anita Smart have given a $50,000 matching grant to the landmark’s nonprofit organization, which is in the midst of a $722,000 restoration project.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta City Council declares house dangerous, gives garage owner time to make his building safe
A house on South Grove Street deemed unsafe despite owner’s objections, while owner of Mount Vernon Avenue garage is given time to form a remediation plan despite a history of inaction on other buildings.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 160 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
With vaccinations ramping up and state officials easing pandemic restrictions, Maine is hoping to return to somewhat of a normal summer.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the American Rescue Plan Act. The bill would spend $1.9 trillion on various measures, many of them related to COVID-19, including aid for states, an extension of unemployment benefits, education programs, an increased child tax credit, a higher federal minimum wage, and $1,400 payments for most taxpayers.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Time to extend rail service to central Maine
The Legislature should examine to the costs of benefits of bringing passenger rail to Augusta and beyond.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’
Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got “the thing” yet.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Spending the winter in an off-the-grid cabin in the Maine woods
Wendy Weiger has opted to live in isolation this winter in a one-room cabin with no electricity and no indoor plumbing.