At Monday’s town meeting, voters also are expected to review a proposed $4.26 million budget for 2024-25, which represents a 5% increase over the budget approved last year.
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Police dog sniffs out missing purse for motorist off Interstate 95 in Pittsfield
Maine State Police said the K-9 Geno helped find an elderly woman’s purse in central Maine on Wednesday night.
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State police documents reveal details of suicide note left by Lewiston gunman
The Maine State Police on Friday released more than 3,000 pages of heavily redacted documents from their investigation into the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
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Residents at Skowhegan town meeting to weigh in on new TIF district, proposed $17.84 million budget
The proposed spending plan is up approximately 2.61% over the budget approved last year.
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Sidney man identified as dump truck driver killed in Waterville crash
Police said the driver of the dump truck killed Wednesday was Joshua Nelson, 35, of Sidney, while the identity of the driver of Toyota Camry involved in the crash is being withheld.
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Week In Photos May 31-June 7, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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More people are living in Maine and working remotely for out-of-state employers
Jobs and worksites that increased in tandem before the pandemic are now diverging: The number of workplaces now exceeds job growth, according to a Maine Department of Labor report.
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Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says
Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because ‘those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.’
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Wilton and Dixfield to look into police partnership
Dixfield Selectman Richard Pickett proposed the towns work together to reach an arrangement at the June 4 Wilton Select Board meeting.
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Businesses air concerns about proposed rules of new paid family leave program
Some companies that plan to offer their own programs object to paying into the state program during its 16-month startup period. The 1% payroll tax is split evenly between employers and their workers.