Three tours of the city’s Water Pollution Treatment Plant taught couples about Maine wastewater systems on Saturday. Romantic, right?
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Somerset SnowFest kicks off with week of winter activities in Skowhegan
The annual event began with a carnival and fishing derby at Lake George Regional Park and leads into Skijor Skowhegan next weekend.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Somerset County program helps veterans overcome health care barriers
Improving communication between community providers and VA officials is the program’s first step.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Health, Local & State, News, Op-Eds
Waterville biker follows loyal dog everywhere
Winfried Cates, 52, says he lets his 12-year-old golden retriever Luke determine where they go.
Posted inLocal & State, News
50 years after Maine eliminated parole, lawmakers decline a chance to restore it
The likelihood of a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who opposes the effort to reestablish a parole system, hung over debate at the Capitol.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
In Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, the candidates’ styles couldn’t be more different
This week, Graham Platner crowd-surfed at a Dropkick Murphys show, while Gov. Janet Mills cut ribbon and met quietly with local business owners.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Man arrested in Skowhegan by Border Patrol was authorized to work, attorney says
Federal court records show the man had an Employment Authorization Document, allowing him to work in the U.S.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Photo: Augusta basketball tournament box office opens for business
Games will run through Feb. 28 at the civic center, Cross Insurance Arena in Portland and Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
EPA ruling on climate change could make Maine’s air harder to breathe
The agency has rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.
Posted inLocal & State
Inspection to limit traffic on Augusta’s Memorial Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday
The Maine Department of Transportation laid out detours for drivers who take Augusta’s trademark bridge over the Kennebec River.