Boos and bad words stream loudly from the seats in Houston’s 7-3 loss to New York.
2021
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County eyes how its offices will reopen to the public
In the short term, both the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office and the Probate Court are working out how members of the public will access their offices in the historic Kennebec County courthouse.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Maine looking for new poet laureate
The deadline to apply is June 1.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Bucks rally in fourth to beat Nets, 124-118
Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 36 points as Milwaukee clinches a playoff spot.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Oakland Police debuting electric cars for administrative use
The cars come at no initial cost to Oakland’s taxpayers thanks to an Efficiency Maine program.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Capitals’ Wilson fined $5K for roughing Rangers’ Buchnevich
Tom Wilson is fined but not suspended for his actions during a post-whistle scrum in New York on Monday night.
Posted inNation & World
Anti-Asian hate crimes skyrocket in cities around the U.S.
A study by the Center for the Study of Hate in Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino found a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Richmond presenting $2.58 million budget to voters
The town is proposing an 8.8% spending increase, with a 4.33% rise in the amount to be raised by taxes, that will be decided by voters at its June 8 Town Meeting.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
President of Kennebec Valley Community College stepping down, pursuing Ukraine scholarship
Richard Hopper will depart at the end of May, after working at the Fairfield college for the past eight years.
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Maine secretary of state backs bills to keep trash talk off license plates
Lawmakers who don’t like the proliferation of plates with objectionable content are proposing new limits and have the support of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.