The $71 million supplemental proposal also includes previously announced funding for housing and homelessness, child welfare and safety, and to address the opioid crisis.
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Concerns linger over Skowhegan’s new public safety building, even as selectmen sign off on project
The Police and Fire departments are expected to move soon into the $8 million building, but town officials are withholding the final $20,000 payment while the contractor, Benchmark Construction of Westbrook, addresses issues.
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Environmental groups sue to force ship speed rules aimed at protecting rare whales
They filed a request in federal court to allow a paused lawsuit to go forward, saying endangered North Atlantic right whales need the protection of rules that NOAA proposed in 2022 but has yet to finalize.
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Skowhegan to move forward with proposed 2nd bridge downtown, pending public input
Spurred by an ongoing traffic improvement project and December’s historic flooding, town officials have settled on a location for a long-discussed second bridge, though residents will weigh in before the state develops more detailed plans.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Actor Gabriel Byrne, living in Midcoast, lends voice to domestic abuse awareness fundraiser
Byrne will appear March 9 at a fundraiser for Finding Our Voices at the Camden Opera House, which includes a screening of ‘The Usual Suspects.’
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Love letters that led to a Maine couple’s marriage give glimpse of life during World War II
Harry and Zilphia Lund donated their letters to a UMaine library with the caveat that they’d stay sealed for 50 years. Now, they’re available to the public.
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Waterville Planning Board approves hotel plan, sends solar rule changes to City Council
Hill Hospitality, based in Easton, Maryland, plans to build a four-story Home2 Suites by Hilton at the corner of Industrial and Armory roads.
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Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district’s decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
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Bill would set aside $50 million for Maine small businesses hurt by severe storms
They would be able to apply for one-time payments for state aid from the impacts of ‘severe weather-related events’ such as the storms that hit Maine in December and January.
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Lawmakers move to undo parts of Maine’s new automotive right to repair law
In a committee vote Tuesday, legislators passed a bill that would do away with a standardized platform that would store advanced repair data that manufacturers are now required to share.