Six shelters around the state are facing a collective shortfall of about $4.1 million and at least one is in danger of closing.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Lewiston removes temporary mass shooting memorials to preserve them
With winter at hand, officials Tuesday packed up several makeshift memorials before ice and plows could destroy them. The items will be incorporated into an exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor in Lewiston.
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Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor’s Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine’s share of American Rescue Plan funding.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Student is expelled from Spruce Mountain Middle School
The expulsion is necessary for the peace and usefulness of the schools, according to information provided by Superintendent Scott Albert.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund administrators to gather public input at Wednesday town hall
Draft protocol will be finalized after public comment period ends; payout of funds expected early 2024.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset officer found justified in shooting armed man in Norridgewock in 2021
Deputy Michael Lyman ‘reasonably believed’ that Trevor A. Caouette posed an ‘imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death’ before the officer shot and wounded the man who was pointing a handgun at police, the attorney general’s office concluded in a report.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Lisbon man flees police, arrested in Topsham
Thomas Coffill, 51, rammed a cruiser with his vehicle before submitting to arrest.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Versant Power raps wind transmission line, says it adds costs, not benefits, for many customers
The proposed Aroostook Renewable Gateway would connect power from a wind farm to the New England grid, but the project has faced many obstacles as its seeks regulatory approval.
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Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.
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Son helped save his brothers in New Gloucester fire, then ran back to try to save his dad
A neighbor says Lado Lodoka’s son kept going back into the smoking home until he found his father and dragged his body outside.