The First Church of Waterville on Park Street is asking the council to rezone 3 and 5 Park St. so the church can expand its parking and add a handicapped accessible ramp, which current zoning does not allow for a parking lot.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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New public defender’s office up and running in Augusta
The Capital Region Public Defender’s Office started accepting appointments for indigent clients on Nov. 27
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Portland woman arrested for driving the wrong way on Interstate 295
It is the second time in less than a week that someone has driven the wrong way on a major highway in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine lawmakers question education chief over failing early childhood program
Legislators called the Child Development Services agency ‘broken.’ Education Commissioner Pender Makin said little to ease their concerns.
Posted inLocal & State, News
This Lewiston family had never been on a plane. Now they’re in D.C. fighting to change gun laws.
Arthur Barnard and Kristy Strout, the father and wife of Arthur ‘Artie’ Strout, are meeting with other families from all over the country who have lost loved ones to gun violence.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
CMP, Maine’s public advocate dispute cost of power restoration following 2022 storms
Maine’s Public Advocate accuses Central Maine Power of hiring too many storm repair crews, inflating costs. The utility questions its critic’s cost calculations and says electricity was restored quickly.
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Sanford food truck operator says man charged at him with knife
David Poto said he was shooting to stop – not kill – the man in Sanford on Friday evening. Prosecutors have not determined if they will file charges against Poto or the victim.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Massachusetts to allow utilities to recoup added cost of Maine hydropower corridor
The budget adopted Monday allows transmission service agreements to be renegotiated and additional costs to be passed along to Massachusetts ratepayers.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man charged in Fairfield murder had reportedly assaulted victim just days prior
Raheem Shamar Goodwin, 22, of Benton, made an initial appearance in court Tuesday in connection with a charge of murdering Edwin Weeks, 62.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Judge allows defendant to view arrest affidavit in Biddeford shooting
Lorenze Labonte, 25, was charged last week with murder in the death of Ahmed Sharif, but he wasn’t allowed to see the affidavit supporting his arrest until Tuesday.