The project to rehabilitate and build more than 4 miles of trails is funded with a $69,650 state Department of Conservation grant, $78,150 from a city recreation bond and $10,000 from the city ‘s airport fund.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tariffs on Canadian goods have increased to 35%. How will Maine be affected?
A pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico exempts the vast majority of imports from the new tax. But the changes will still hurt Maine’s people and businesses, according to the state chamber of commerce.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
2 charged with arson for June fire in Fairfield
A fire investigator determined the fire was caused by an unattended candle in a barn where the two were staying without permission.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
North Anson crash seriously injures 91-year-old man in golf cart
The man was driving the cart on Valley Road when he was struck by a pickup truck, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Fitness executive Ben Midgley will launch bid for Maine governor
Midgley, a Republican, is expected to officially launch his campaign in Kennebunkport next week.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine ends fiscal year with $152 million budget surplus despite previous warnings
State law requires most of the surplus be directed to the ‘rainy day fund,’ transportation projects and MaineCare programs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump’s order imposing new tariffs on goods from scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
See photos of Ironman 70.3 Maine and Waterfront Wednesday in Augusta, Union Fair starts
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from July 25-Aug. 1, 2025.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump says Republicans should vote ‘the exact opposite’ of Susan Collins
Maine’s senior senator has voted against Trump’s top priorities, including a large tax-and-spend bill and $9 billion rescission package that cut foreign aid and funding for public broadcasting. Both passed without her support.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
What do we know about murder-suicides in Maine? Not enough.
An improperly redacted investigative report about a case in Sabattus this April shows the limitations of what can be learned. In most cases, even less is publicly revealed.