The budget bill includes funding for storm relief, investments in affordable and emergency housing, a new minimum wage for education technicians and school support staff, and more.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Clinton man, reported missing Sunday, found dead in woods
Clinton police said Damon Bickford, 40, had been missing since about 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Franklin County Commission temporarily suspends Opioid Settlement Committee
Chairman Lance Harvell of Farmington issued a verbal apology and a written apology to Keith Amato of Wilton on April 16.
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Maine to extend solar power to low-income communities, helped by $62 million from Washington
Maine’s programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop school board to consider 6.22% budget increase
The proposed $13.7 million spending plan cuts a couple of positions, but adds some, too, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two
Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state’s highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
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Environmental groups sue Maine, claiming state has failed to comply with climate law
Environmentalists say that in 5 years, regulators have adopted only 2 rules aimed at Maine’s Climate Law’s requirements, and not a single rule to scale back pollution from tailpipe emissions.
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Update: Man arrested in Norridgewock standoff with police after killing dog, shooting at neighbor’s house, sheriff says
Nicholas Eckert, 32, of Norridgewock was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening for his role in the incident, which drew a heavy police presence, officials said.
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Biden administration awards $123 million in grants to shore up communities against climate change
Scarborough, Brunswick and Wells are among the communities in Maine that will get funding to conserve areas affected by climate change.