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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
More people are living in Maine and working remotely for out-of-state employers
Jobs and worksites that increased in tandem before the pandemic are now diverging: The number of workplaces now exceeds job growth, according to a Maine Department of Labor report.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says
Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because ‘those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.’
Posted inMaine
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, Maine
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, Maine, 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, Maine
Photos: Special Olympics Torch Run makes way through Augusta
All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop schools may have to pay if district doesn’t use electric buses that came riddled with problems
The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.
Posted inMaine, News
Potentially live grenade discovered at western Maine home
The device was identified as an Mk 2 grenade, commonly known as a ‘pineapple grenade,’ which was introduced by the U.S. military in 1918.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Police: Sleeping driver hits cruiser, injures state trooper on I-95 in Sidney
Keishaunna Tavares, 34, of California dozed off while northbound on Interstate 95 and ran into the back of a police cruiser being driven by the trooper, officials said.