An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Legislature passes shoreland zoning bill giving municipalities ability to enforce and remediate violations
The legislation gives enforcement authority on new permits, restoration of shoreland and allows municipalities and Land Use Planning Commission the right to place a lien on property with unresolved violations.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine gets ready for first total eclipse in 6 decades
Odds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
After intense lobbying, Maine Senate backs bill to set minimum nurse staffing in hospitals
The legislation would set required ratios in an effort to improve working conditions and ease a nursing shortage. Opponents say the measure would reduce access to care.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan officially requests state to begin impact study of proposed 2nd downtown bridge
Town officials hope to continue working with the state Department of Transportation to minimize the impacts of the proposed Kennebec River crossing near Skowhegan’s downtown.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan Indian sculpture could be removed if chamber of commerce cannot find new owner
The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce, which owns the 62-foot-tall sculpture of a Native American fisherman, has offered the artwork to the town of Skowhegan, before seeking other potential owners.
Posted inMaine, News
‘We are in a crisis,’ workers at Maine’s only youth prison tell the state
Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Labor advocates, farmers call for changes to proposed minimum wage for farmworkers
Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
BIW gets contract to maintain Zumwalt-class destroyers
The Navy renewed a contract with ship-building company Bath Iron Works to continue services on three Bath-built Zumwalt destroyers.