Demonstrators in Portland and Augusta took stands on women’s sports, personal liberties and government overreach.
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March 1, 1991: Maine National Guard have few answers on when 100 troops will be coming home from Persian Gulf. Also, Messalonskee Lake rescue called off and state budget compromise evaporating
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Former Maine CDC director leaving federal post
Dr. Nirav Shah announced Friday on social media that he is leaving his job at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Mattie Daughtry has spent a decade trying to get Maine high schoolers more sleep. She’s still at it.
The Brunswick Democrat has long championed pushing Maine’s high school start time to 8:30 a.m., saying that pediatric research shows teens need more sleep than early school start times allow.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Lawmakers try again to hire auditor to oversee Maine’s secretive state police intelligence unit
The Maine Information and Analysis Center has drawn criticism for years concerning its transparency and claims that it was illegally monitoring and storing data on civilians.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
The planets are aligning for rare astronomical display
The parade of planets, when all seven of Earth’s solar system neighbors can be seen in the night sky, starts Friday and continues through next week.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
AG’s office reverses course, names victim in Sidney homicide
The office named Quincy McDonald in an indictment after previously refusing to identify the boy who was killed in Sidney in December.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
See basketball, skijoring action in Central Maine’s Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Mount Vernon, Fayette sessions to address aging concerns
Sessions begin Monday, March 10, at the Mount Vernon Town Office and Saturday, March 15, at Fayette’s Underwood Library.
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Friends of Animals partners with Augusta’s Maine Animal Health Alliance
To celebrate the partnership, 50 free spay/neuter certificates will be gifted to residents in need.