The measure was introduced to help government employees pay bills if they are not getting paychecks during a shutdown.
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Landowners increasingly use controlled burns to reduce risk as wildfires increase in Maine
Fire is a huge part of forestry management elsewhere in the country, but liability rules and other factors complicate its use in Maine.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools and Education
Service workers at Maine’s 7 community colleges say system is stalling negotiations
The union is demanding wage increases for the 165 employees currently working under a contract that expired in July 2023.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows
Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an ‘escalating problem,’ proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is ‘good faith belief’ of a crime.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
Lawmakers hear overwhelming support for tax credit for Hadlock Field renovations
The proposal from Senate President Troy Jackson could provide up to $200,000 per year, or $2 million total, in tax credits for upgrades the team makes to the city-owned stadium.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Pittston officials mull solutions to road repair, spending problems
The Pittston Board of Selectmen say they have invited Road Commissioner Sam Snow to attend workshop meetings to discuss road repair plans after Snow failed to provide them with an itemized plan for repairs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
The baby eels, also called elvers, were worth $2,009 a pound last year – more than 400 times more than lobster, Maine’s signature seafood.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Skowhegan man who crashed through Augusta State Airport gate sentenced
Corey Adams was sentenced to pay more than $18,000 in restitution for damage to airport gate, police cruiser window he damaged at the time of his arrest December 2022 arrest.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Federal dollars help planned Skowhegan school, early childhood facility reach fundraising goal
Congressional spending of $1.9 million passed last week, along with local fundraising totaling $3 million, should cover the cost of an early childhood wing, the part of the project not funded by the state.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Man from China dead, passenger from Augusta in hospital following Windsor crash
Shawn Donovan, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the passenger, Jessica Hans, 42, was taken by Delta Ambulance to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.