Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill to allow lawsuits against gun manufacturers narrowly advances to the Senate
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, cleared the House of Representatives last night by a 4-vote margin, with at least 6 Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Strong winds knock out power to thousands of CMP customers
The National Weather Service said winds gusted up to 50 mph on Friday, but that sunnier, drier weather is on the way over the weekend and into next week.
Posted inMaine, News
Retired Air Force colonel named Maine’s chief medical examiner
Dr. Alice Briones, who grew up in Hampden, was the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The beauty of birds
We may think of birds and other wildlife as separate from us humans, but we really are all a symbiotic part of this Earth we call home, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers endorse higher tax brackets for wealthier residents
Both the House and Senate this week passed a bill that lowers state income taxes for low- and middle-wage earners.
Posted inMaine, News
One man dead, another injured after crash in Steuben
Police say Nicholas Libby, of Addison, crossed the center line while driving on Route 1, striking a car driven by David Worcester, of Lamoine, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Wex sues HP for copyright infringement over its new software system
The federal lawsuit says that HP’s ‘Workforce Experience Platform’ – or WEX – is a fleet management software tool that has similar features to what Wex provides.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Bill to change special education for Maine’s youngest children advances in House, Senate
The bill still needs to pass a second round of votes in both chambers and be approved for funding by the Legislature’s appropriations committee before going to Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Couple arrested after Fairfield drug bust at their home turns up guns, cash, drugs
Amanda Douglass, 38, and William Douglass, 38, were arrested Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal drug sales throughout central Maine, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.