The City Council also is expected to consider hiring a new city manager Tuesday to replace Michael Roy, who is retiring and plans to leave at the end of January.
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Chicago ends 2020 with more homicides than in all but one year in more than two decades
After three years of falling homicide totals, 2020 ended with 769 homicides — 274 more than the previous year and the most since the 784 homicides in 2016.
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FAME honors three local businesses
AUGUSTA — Showcase Maine, FAME’s annual celebration of its successful partnerships with Maine’s business, lending, governmental and higher education communities, continues virtually for 2020. This year’s award recipients include: Business at Work for Maine Award: Origin. Origin is being honored for helping to return manufacturing to Maine by revitalizing old textile mill equipment and manufacturing […]
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Catching Up With: Richmond’s Hurley enjoying move from the pitch to pediatrics
Bobcats star played soccer at UMaine for two years before turning her attention to nursing.
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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying
In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art.
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Sidney couple welcomes Augusta Hospital’s first baby of 2021 at 12:54 a.m.
Vanessa and Josh Tillson said Rowan Tillson was born at MaineGeneral after about an hour of labor early Friday morning.
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Maine paid leave law goes into effect with new year
The law requires employers with more than 10 workers to offer paid leave that could be used for illness or emergencies.
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Quiet New Year gives breathing room after U.K.-EU Brexit split
Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time on New Year’s Eve.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to eye final plan for police firing range
The board on Monday also will consider final plans for a proposed 60-unit expansion of Countryside Mobile Home Park on West River Road.
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U.K. abolishes sexist tax on women’s sanitary products
Britain has become the latest nation to abolish the so-called ‘tampon tax.’