The proposal would make farmworkers eligible for the same minimum wage and cost-of-living increases as other types of workers in the state.
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Winslow council, KVCAP again consider building affordable housing in old junior high
Talks are resuming on a plan to put more than 40 housing units in the former school, after town officials voted down a similar proposal in 2021.
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Watch a time lapse of the solar eclipse in Jackman
This time lapse shows the total solar eclipse from initiation to totality as viewed from Jackman on Monday. The video is by Staff Photographer Gregory Rec.
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Eclipse watchers become traffic watchers on clogged Maine roads
More than 10 times the normal traffic levels turned many rural Maine roads into bumper-to-bumper congestion
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Woman flown to hospital after crash with logging truck in the Jackman area
Route 15 was closed for more than hour as responders extricated the driver, who was transported via LifeFlight helicopter to Bangor.
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Man settles sexual abuse lawsuit against Maine’s Catholic church as dozens more await ruling
The man had alleged he was abused in 1948, when he was an eighth-grader in Rumford, by the Rev. Lucien Joseph Mandeville. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
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Democrats may reconsider budget changes criticized by Gov. Mills, Republicans
Republican House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham called for the removal of the Democratic House chair, Melanie Sachs, for creating a ‘toxic and hostile’ environment by dismissing Republican concerns.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Deputies arrest Waterville area man in Buckfield stabbing after 30-minute search
The Buckfield resident suffered non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening, authorities say.
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Photos: Thousands ascend to Jackman to watch a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ total solar eclipse
Locals and officials say the crowd is likely the biggest they have ever seen in Jackman. All photos by photographers Rich Abrahamson & Anna Chadwick.
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As eclipse seekers arrived, Maine’s roads grew unusually crowded
On the Maine Turnpike, it felt like Labor Day, while rural roads bore a rare press of traffic.