Jared Mills, 49, retired this week as Augusta’s police chief and assistant city manager, but said he plans a possible return as assistant city manager because “I still have plenty of juice left in the tank.”
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Wall Street, after closing its best month in over a year, pushes even higher to end week
The benchmark S&P 500 index has reached its highest level in more than a year.
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Turner-based school board debates parental role in student policies
Updates to several policies were considered and approved by MSAD 52 directors
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Low-income households are getting ‘woefully inadequate’ help with utility bills, public advocate says
A report from the Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council suggests Maine needs $126 million a year in assistance. That’s five times more than what’s currently available.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be ‘election interference’
Prosecutors have previously estimated it would take them four months to present their case. That would mean the trial would be underway during the final months of the election campaign.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Illinois appeals court upholds actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions, jail sentence
The actor was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police.
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Walmart pulls advertising spending from X amid concerns about hate speech
Walmart is joining the Walt Disney Co., IBM, NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast, and other companies who have decided to stop spending on X.
Posted inLocal & State
DNA needed to confirm identities of 3 people killed in wrong-way crash
The need for DNA testing means additional information about the fiery crash might not be released until next week.
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Credit agency gives Maine ‘positive’ rating
Fitch Ratings upgrades the state’s fiscal outlook from stable to positive.
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Remote control hobby store opens new, expanded location in Skowhegan
RC Destination moved from Norridgewock to Skowhegan last week, and plans to soon have an indoor track for those looking to race their remote-controlled vehicles.