The Planning Board voted to recommend rezoning about 5 acres on Webb Road near the Oakland town line so that a developer can build storage units.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Things to Do
Maine State Museum celebrating state Saturday with ‘Maine Fest’
It will be the first time the museum hosts the outdoor, family-oriented Maine-themed event taking place in Augusta’s Capitol Park.
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Mainers will pay more to heat their homes this winter
Following drastically reduced prices during the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, energy costs have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court seems set to revive Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence last year.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Heating bills set to soar as inflation hits energy prices
The U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see jumps of up to 54% for their heating bills from last winter.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Federal judge refuses to block Maine vaccine mandate for health care workers
Judge Jon Levy denies a motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit seeking a religious exemption, meaning health care workers must get inoculated by Friday to comply with state rules.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Eighth-grade teacher in Hampden named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova, who teaches at Reeds Brook Middle School in RSU 22, has been an advocate for student involvement in curriculum creation.
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Watch: Maine Voices Live Waterville with Richard Russo
A conversation with the author
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Pingree signs on to bill that would expand U.S. Supreme Court
Maine’s 1st District congresswoman said the bill is meant to restore balance to the nation’s highest court.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Connecticut man stabbed to death at Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Maine State Police detectives have arrested another Connecticut man and charged him with murder in the killing early Wednesday.