The board also signed the Town Meeting warrant for April 23, certified ordinances and set a public hearing on proposed $6.1 million budget for March 11.
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Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Man charged in Waterville murder held without bail, assigned lawyer
Spridal Hubiak, 21, is accused of murdering a co-worker at Damon’s Beverage at 6 Jefferson St. in Waterville and fleeing to Arkansas, where he was shot by police.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
$6.5 million awarded to 6 Maine businesses for electric grid updates
The money comes from the state’s share of nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funds, 75% of which has been spent or committed since 2021.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
Posted inMaine, News
Rockland seeing an increase in houses being condemned
The actions come after the city has received complaints, often from neighbors, about unsafe living conditions.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Remember George H.W. Bush’s speedboat in Maine? Now you can buy it.
The watercraft is emblazoned with a presidential seal and boasts 3 Mercury outboard engines that can propel the vessel to 75 mph.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Saco police now say they’re looking for 3 suspects involved in shooting
The department continues to hunt for the men who fled the scene of a reported shooting and car crash on Friday.
Posted inMaine
Parts of firearms sent to be destroyed are instead being resold as gun kits
Maine law enforcement agencies say they were unaware of the practice and will review their methods of disposing seized and surrendered weapons.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Winter storm Tuesday likely to bring some snow to southern Maine
The good news is that this storm will be all snow. The bad news? It’ll miss a good chunk of the state.