Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
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Pittston Fair returns to its roots with new June dates that signal fresh start to Maine’s fair season
Maine’s agricultural fair season kicks off this week with the Pittston Fair, which is returning to its historic June start date for the first time in many years.
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Photos: Check out the Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market
All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
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Dresden voters to decide on $1.78 million budget at annual meeting Tuesday
Dresden’s spending plan reflects increases in the protection services and highway portion of the budget.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Jay man arrested after late-night car chase through central Maine towns
Zacheriah Adams, 33, of Jay, was arrested after police laid down spike mats, causing the pickup truck he was driving to stop.
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Week In Photos June 7-14, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Falling gas prices give Maine drivers a break heading into summer
The downward trend is a reversal of the typical bump in prices following Memorial Day and the start of vacations for millions of Americans.
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Railroad fined $16,500 for spilling 15,000 gallons of oil into Maine waterways
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with freight-railroad CPKC after 2 of its trains derailed with significant spillage that eventually flowed into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jury convicts Skowhegan man in robbery of Madison Big Apple store
Raymond Ellis, 35, of Skowhegan, was convicted Thursday on charges of robbery, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and theft by unauthorized taking in connection with the Aug. 5, 2023, robbery of the Madison convenience store.
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Yet another wrinkle in state flag debate: a design contest
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will ask for more interpretations of the 1901 Maine flag before deciding on a design that will go before voters in November.