The president is downplaying the incident as ‘the only glitch in two months’ of his administration.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Construction to begin on Newport roundabout
The Maine Department of Transportation will host an in-person open house April 1 for area residents to get information about the project, which gets underway in mid-April.
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Posted inMaine, News
Farmington town meeting sees all articles passed in record time
Despite the snowy weather Monday, some 70 Farmington voters were at the annual town meeting.
Posted inMaine, News
Mt. Blue school district voters reject grant to purchase former schoolhouse
By one vote, Vienna residents supported buying the former Arthur D. Ingalls school at 144 High St. in Farmington, but all other towns said no.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Medicaid faces threats at state and federal levels
‘There’s no room to absorb additional costs’ in Maine’s health care system, one health care executive says.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmakers urged to keep children from languishing in hospital emergency departments
A bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph Baldacci, D-Bangor, would create 3 ‘crisis centers’ to reduce the number of children stuck in hospitals with no place to go.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Central Maine, Sun Journal name new managing editors
Ben Bragdon will be the Sun Journal’s new managing editor and Jessica Lowell was promoted to managing editor of the Central Maine newspapers.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County to create 3 offices at Farmington jail
The renovations, at a cost of $162,800, will be paid for through a federal grant.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
Weather balloons provide information that forecasters and computer models use to figure out what the weather will be and how dangerous it can get.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Etna woman accused of killing boyfriend referred for mental evaluation
Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was ‘in a high state of distress,’ her attorney said.