After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the area threatened by the forest pest.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics, Uncategorized
Health care groups push to roll back miscarriage reporting requirements
A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Commissioners get early view of housing expansion in Waterville
When allocating nearly $24 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Kennebec County commissioners included affordable housing in Kennebec County, including Manor Gardens.
Posted inMaine
Taking the plunge: Cops take 24 polar dips for Special Olympics Maine
Officers and community members ran into the ocean every hour for 24 hours this weekend and raised thousands for the organization.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Politics
Early into President Trump’s 2nd term, supporters in Maine say ‘So far, so good.’
New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Like egg prices, demand for chicks is up this year
Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
After season-ending loss in NCAA Tournament, UMaine reflects on ‘what matters’
The Black Bears lost to Penn State, 5-1, in the first round of the tournament on Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest targets Elon Musk, Trump
More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Some Maine schools shorted because of yearslong DOE mistake
The mistake in how money paid to independent schools for public school students is calculated was discovered earlier this year by Maine’s education department and dates back to 2016.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Marden’s is coming to Farmington
The plan is to conduct open interviews on April 10 and 11 and open in late May.