It’s awfully nice to be able to hang clothes outdoors again since the browntail moth scourge has seemingly paused, Amy Calder writes.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Former Anson-Madison Water District official heads to trial again
Michael Corson, previously accused of theft, is charged this time with aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy, which his attorney says prosecutors have no evidence to support.
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Maine’s biggest composting plant to close
State regulators say the Hawk Ridge facility in Unity is a source of PFAS contamination in nearby streams, rivers and fish. The owner says the state’s regulatory environment has made its operation unsustainable.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Who will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Maine this year?
Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Is Maine approaching, or already in, a recession?
The chief economist at Moody’s Analytics included the state among nearly 2 dozen considered ‘in or at high risk’ of a recession, but the Maine state economist is pushing back and says employment is steady.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Maine not included in DOJ’s northern border crackdown
The announcement that federal officials will increase efforts to fight human smuggling at the northern border come as encounters with noncitizens significantly lag behind previous years in New York, Vermont and Maine.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Confusion looms over COVID-19 vaccine access in Maine
Maine is joining a coalition of northeastern states to try to preserve vaccine availability, but many unknowns remain.
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Three Ecuadorian men ask Maine’s U.S. District Court to halt their expedited removals
A group of petitions filed this week are the latest instance in which Maine’s federal bench is being asked to wade deeper into immigration enforcement.
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75 years later, fallen Milbridge soldier finally comes home to Maine
Cpl. Oscar Sprague was reported missing in action while fighting in Korea in 1950, and his surviving family members spent decades unsure what exactly happened to him. The recent identification of his remains, and a remarkably joyous funeral this week, are helping them to find closure at last.
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Maine Capitol Police chief has been disciplined before, records show
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.