Lawmakers weigh the measure involving nonviolent crimes a couple of years after the end of a pilot program to test the process.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Damariscotta library to receive federal humanities grant
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely affected by the pandemic. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue […]
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Elm City Bridge Club recognizes March 15 winners
FAIRFIELD — Lee Lenfest and Kenneth Harvey were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s March 15 game. Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan placed second, and Rona Backstrom and Jessie Gunther third. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at […]
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University to host talk on ticks, forest management
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease. The talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, March 28. Maine has seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of Lyme disease, which […]
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Extension plans online produce safety course for growers
ORONO — For Maine farmers who must comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act, or who want to hone their food safety skills, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a two-part online Produce Safety Alliance grower training from 7:45 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 14 and from 8 a.m.-noon Friday, April 15. […]
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Tatum, Brown lead Celtics to another blowout win
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each score 30 points and Boston improves to 3-0 on its Western trip with a 124-104 victory at Denver.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Raptors edge 76ers for sixth straight road win
Toronto continues its push to avoid the play-in round in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Maine senators return to U.S. following weekend visit to Germany, Poland
Susan Collins and Angus King were part of a Senate delegation that met with German officials, representatives from humanitarian aid agencies, and Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland following Russia’s invasion of their country.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Maple Leafs get Giordano from Kraken
Toronto, seeking to end a long Stanley Cup drought, adds veteran defenseman Mark Giordano.
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Cup Series: Byron wins wild race in Atlanta
William Byron takes the victory in a race that featured 47 lead changes and 20 different leaders.