Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine.
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Experts focused on Maine’s resilience to extreme weather call for enhanced alerts, education
A state commission created in the wake of last winter’s severe storms wants access to the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which sends wireless emergency alerts to all mobile phones within a designated area.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Fire in Jefferson Wednesday closes Route 126
Firefighters from several communties responded to a report of a fully involved barn fire just off Route 126, which is also Gardiner Road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
District attorney may face disciplinary hearing over dealings on case where Oakland woman alleges she was drugged, raped in Waterville
A panel of the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar found probable cause that Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, ‘had engaged in misconduct subject to sanction under the Maine Bar Rules.’
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Today’s the last day for most Maine residents to vote early or request an absentee ballot
Voters may still request an absentee ballot after Thursday, but they would need to have special circumstances such as an unexpected hospitalization.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Health, Maine, News
Hannaford recalls seafood salad for possible allergen mislabeling
Twelve-ounce packages of the salad sold from Oct. 26-29 – and with sell-by dates of Nov. 13 and 14 – may be missing the ‘soy’ allergen label.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Manchester man sentenced for 2022 armed bank robbery in Augusta
After he was arrested following a four-day search, Joshua Brougham, 39, confessed to the robbery, saying he needed money to support his drug habit, pay a debt and fill his SUV with gasoline, officials said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Health center backers address Gardiner parental concerns on gender-affirming care
Some community members said they were concerned about the potential for students to receive confidential gender-affirming care in the potential school-based health center.
Posted inMaine, Politics
How Maine’s novel ‘yellow flag’ law endured after the Lewiston mass shooting
Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Trump wins student mock election in Maine
Maine students have predicted the winner of every presidential election since 2008, but they missed the mark in the 2020 U.S. Senate race by voting against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.