The city’s Planning Board did not err when it decided the developer had shown the financial and technical capacity to complete the Dresden Avenue project, the Board of Appeals ruled.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
State workers vote no confidence in director of child development services
The union representing agency workers called on the Maine Department of Education to replace Director Roberta Lucas, citing a ‘toxic work environment’ and her ‘apparent support’ for dissolving the agency.
Lewiston-born artist brings Hopeful message to CMMC to honor medical professionals
Charlie Hewitt’s gift is to honor the medical professionals, first responders and volunteers who worked tirelessly in wake of the Oct. 25 shootings.
State: Russian gang’s hack in Maine affected personal data of 1.3 million people
A cybersecurity breach 6 months ago may have exposed private information of people contacting state agencies.
Maine’s Catholic church, victims of child sex abuse argue law’s constitutionality before state’s Supreme Judicial Court
Maine’s highest court will decide whether to keep a 2021 law that eliminated the statute of limitations for civil claims of childhood sexual abuse and allows people to file claims regardless of when the alleged abuse occurred.
Mills names former judges, prosecutors to commission investigating Lewiston shootings
The governor signed an executive order Thursday to formally create the commission, which has seven members and is chaired by a former chief justice of the state’s high court.
Newly created White House office pressed into action in wake of Lewiston shootings
The Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which sent a team to Lewiston 4 days after the shootings, says it is designed to respond swiftly to help communities recover from mass shootings.
Westbrook couple sues over firings involving Frontier Airlines and a flight services company
Lexus Rodriguez and Jaylyn Romero say they were wrongfully fired, via the same text message, from their jobs at the Portland International Jetport in violation of Maine’s human rights and whistleblower protection laws.
Coalition brings crucial services to the veterans of Maine’s tribal communities
Though members of the Wabanaki have served in every branch of the U.S. military and in every war since the Revolutionary War, they often don’t get access to the veteran’s benefits they’ve earned.
Waterville City Council adopts winter plan to help homeless
Councilors on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a proposal to buy yurts to house homeless people now living in tents on city property near the Kennebec River.