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News
Local, state and national news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
EMS crews scramble as Maine hospitals end drug partnership
2 Maine hospital groups say the DEA is forcing them to stop supplying local EMS with critical drugs. The feds say they’re wrong. Local EMS crews are caught in between.
Waterville planning board signals approval of Amazon project
The 3.6-acre distribution hub would bring 150 to 200 jobs to the area, according to Amazon.
Western Maine camping guide spans Webb Lake to White Mountains
A western Maine camping guide begins with Mount Blue, Dummer’s Beach and Grafton Notch, then branches into nearby New Hampshire campgrounds and AMC huts.
West Gardiner reelects Hickey
Voters choose Gary Hickey II for selectman and Brandon Martin for school board.
Augusta voters approve slashed school budget
A second, unofficial question asked ‘no’ voters whether they thought the spending number should be higher or lower, but those results have not yet been released.
Gabrielle Bérubé Pierce defeats ‘Corn Pop’ in Augusta school board race
Endorsed by city Democrats, Bérubé Pierce, 39, opposed cuts to the school budget during her race against Nicholas Blanchard Sr., a conservative firebrand.
Rangeley elects 2 to select board
Shelly Lowell and Leeanna Wilbur won during the June 9 election.
Phillips-area voters reject school budget
The $13.21M spending plan was defeated, 576-525.
Ron Russell wins Republican 1st District primary, will face Chellie Pingree
Russell, a military veteran from Kennebunkport, and Joshua Pietrowicz, a former car salesman from New Gloucester, were vying to win the Republican nomination.