Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties are likely to receive federal disaster aid, a state official says.
January 2023
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Justice Department reviewing potentially classified documents at Biden institute
Attorneys for Biden notified the White House, which alerted the National Archives, when a small number of papers with classified markings were found locked at the president’s former institute.
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Posted inVarsity Maine
Local roundup: Valley girls basketball cruises past Pine Tree Academy
Madeline Hill scores 16 points, grabs 10 rebounds for Cavaliers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen deal with another new rule, and it’s not about right whales
On Jan. 1, Maine became the last state on the East Coast to require all lobstermen to report their catch to the regional fisheries regulator.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school district has not been compensating some employees correctly
Rick Amero, the interim superintendent in Regional School Unit 2, says widespread issues with the district’s payroll and employee benefits can be traced back to at least July 2021.
Posted inSports
NFL playoffs: Brady’s back to try for 8th Super Bowl win
Seven of the 14 teams in this year’s field didn’t make the playoffs a year ago and at least five quarterbacks will make their postseason debut.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Early morning fire damages Gardiner apartment after sprinkler system stops spread
Gardiner Fire Chief Rick Sieberg said the sprinkler system in 6 Maine Ave. building knocked down the small fire that started in a third-floor apartment when a burner on a stove ignited some paper materials.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
South China teen dies from injuries sustained in Richmond highway crash
Rémy Pettengill, 17, was gravely injured Dec. 30 in a multivehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Richmond.
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Local author releases first children’s book
A book launch event will be held at Quiet City Books in Lewiston
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Lewiston author releases second non-fiction book
Paul Baribault is also a recent contributor to latest in the ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ series