Incremental progress over two days was positive as the bickering sides try to end baseball’s ninth work stoppage and first since 1995.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta police chief adds assistant city manager to job duties
Jared Mills, the city’s police chief since 2018, is now also Augusta’s assistant city manager and will split his time between roles.
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Posted inTimes Record
Community comes together in support of Brunswick teacher battling cancer
A fundraiser will be held on Jan. 27 at Bolos restaurant to support the family of Amanda Cohen, a local woman who received a terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this month.
Posted inBusiness
GM to spend nearly $7 billion on EV and battery plants in Michigan
The move will create up to 4,000 new jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Faced with drought, ski resorts aim for more efficient snowmaking
Some resorts have dug storage ponds to collect water in the spring when it’s abundant, while a few are eyeing the use of reclaimed wastewater.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Cases closed in Kennebec County courts March 17-31, 2021
A roundup of cases closed at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville seeks assistant superintendent who would move into top position
The Waterville Board of Education plans to hold a public meeting Feb. 7 to discuss the hiring of an assistant superintendent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Justin Poirier begins work as Monmouth’s new town manager
Poirier, who was previously Chebeague Island’s town administrator, officially started the Monmouth job on Jan. 1.
Posted inBusiness
Walmart invests in indoor vertical farming startup
Plenty, founded in 2014, says its farm delivers 150 to 350 times more food per acre than an outdoor farm.
Posted inPolitics
Republican challengers say Bruce Poliquin should pay attention to Maine instead of the Texas border
Liz Caruso and Garret Swazey said politicians need to focus more on needs of everyday Mainers, less on ‘grandstanding.’