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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine men’s basketball advances in America East tournament for first time in 21 years
The Black Bears beat UMass Lowell, 72-64, and will face No. 2 Vermont in the semifinals.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Maine river flooding risk lower than normal, but ice jam risk higher
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers not currently expected to be called to break ice on the Kennebec River this spring.
Posted inMaine, News
‘I’m afraid for this country’: Ukrainians in Maine worry for their homeland, new homes
For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country’s dire position — and the United States’ shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.
Posted inOn this date
March 8, 1979: 3,000 Maine college graduates default on student loans says department, state education board to name 3 nominees, and Pratt & Whitney nets $50M deal
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Posted inMaine, News
National Weather Service to halt weather balloon work in Maine
Within hours of the news, forecasters at news outlets throughout the country decried the decision, saying that it would undermine forecasting for affected communities.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
What is a school-based health center?
Here are answers to frequently asked questions about how a school-based health center, like the one proposed for Gardiner Area High School, would operate.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine to drop charges, release people from jail over public defense failures
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy gives Maine’s public defense agency 1 month before criminal defendants who cannot afford their own attorneys are released from jail if they have waited more than 2 weeks for a lawyer.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Morning Sentinel
Ash Wednesday, first date recreated, protests among this Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Feb. 28-March 7.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Red flag proposal from gun safety advocates qualifies for November ballot
The measure was brought forward by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition after lawmakers failed to pass a red flag law last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.