President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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High schools Wednesday: Skowhegan girls soccer remains perfect
The unbeaten River Hawks post their fifth straight shutout, this time against Waterville.
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5 takeaways on the Kennebec River dam sale
While all the impacts of the sale of Brookfield Renewable Energy’s hydroelectric dams to The Nature Conservancy aren’t yet known, here’s what we know so far.
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High schools Tuesday: Skowhegan girls soccer rolls past Nokomis
The River Hawks keep their unbeaten record intact, improving to 5-0.
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Maine man convicted of sexual assault dies in prison
Richard Sweet, 73, formerly of Waterville, died Monday morning while serving a 35-year sentence at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, officials said.
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Waterville man struck by car while sitting in dark street dies from injuries
Mark Meserve, 55, reportedly was sitting at the intersection of Elm and Spring streets in Waterville around 11 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a car and later flown to a Portland hospital.
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Psychic medium to visit Waterville, Heart tribute in Madison among things to do
Also planned are performances by the Kington Trio in Waldoboro, Kathy Mattea in Boothbay Harbor, Shemekia Copeland in Waterville as well as Dinner in the Park in Skowhegan.
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4 Kennebec River dams to be sold to Nature Conservancy
Brookfield Renewable Energy and The Nature Conservancy agreed to a deal that’s expected to eventually remove the dams.
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Waterville man sitting in road at night struck, injured
Police are not releasing details about why Mark Meserve, 55, was sitting in the road Friday night.
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High school Friday: Skowhegan girls soccer still perfect
The River Hawks are 4-0 after shutting out Cony.