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Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren’t back on track.
Reporting Aside: Bear in mind, Waterville homeless have a Christmas wish list too
A woman who lives adjacent to the Kennebec River in Waterville says sturdier tents, propane heaters, mini generators, bottled water and batteries are among the top needs of her homeless neighbors as winter takes hold, Amy Calder writes.
Developers of Maine wind transmission line stymied by pace of negotiations with regulators
New York-based LS Power wants to build up to 160 miles of transmission line across northern and central Maine, but differences over terms of the service and power purchase agreement have emerged, as has some community opposition.
Some families of Lewiston victims want role in commission investigating shootings
Arthur Barnard, whose son Arthur Strout was killed in the Oct. 25 rampage, wants to have a seat on the commission investigating the shootings. An attorney representing the family said other victims’ families also want to be involved.
South Portland police looking for two men after armed home invasion
Police said there is no threat to the public, but they want residents to check security cameras.
Police investigating death of man in St. Albans
Officers found a man dead after responding to a report of a fight Wednesday.
‘Celebrate Maine’ is Chester Greenwood Day theme
The theme for the 47th Annual Chester Greenwood Day on Saturday, Dec. 2, is “Celebrate Maine! The way life should be.”
Le Club Calumet hosts Thanksgiving dinner fueled by volunteers
The dinner expected around 400 attendees and took two days to prepare.
Buxton man arrested following report of shots fired on Commercial Street
Mohamud Abdullahi, 30, was charged with reckless conduct, refusing to submit and assault.