Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed a request in January to have the convictions wiped away. City prosecutors and police opposed the expungements.
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Watch: Leeds vineyard blooming like never before at budding business
WillowsAwake Winery looks for bountiful harvest with more vines coming into full production.
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U.S. to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say
Under a new U.S. directive, Ukraine can use such weapons to strike across the border into Russia if forces there are attacking or preparing to attack.
Posted inNation & World, News
Woman who worked in the shadows on D-Day awarded France’s highest honor
By the time of the Normandy landings, Christian Lamb had been doing her part to defeat the Nazis for almost 5 years.
Posted inSchools and Education
Farmington-area school senior surprised during senior walk
Mt. Blue High School senior Emma Fitch graduates Sunday but before she can leave, her former school nurse had a special gift during the senior walk Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State
Wilton and Dixfield to look into police partnership
Dixfield Selectman Richard Pickett proposed the towns work together to reach an arrangement at the June 4 Wilton Select Board meeting.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
Businesses air concerns about proposed rules of new paid family leave program
Some companies that plan to offer their own programs object to paying into the state program during its 16-month startup period. The 1% payroll tax is split evenly between employers and their workers.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Whitefield fire draws strong response from area fire departments
A fire on Gardiner Road in Whitefield, reported shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, drew firefighters from Lincoln and Kennebec counties.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Photos: Special Olympics Torch Run makes way through Augusta
All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
SpaceX’s mega rocket, on its fourth attempt, completes test flight without exploding
The mega Starship rocket returned to Earth after blasting off from Texas and making an hourlong flight.