School districts are starting to prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, without a large influx of federal dollars that have helped pay for staff and new programs.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine law enforcement agencies struggle to get new recruits in the door
While some police department leaders report moderate improvements, everyone agrees it has gotten far more challenging to get to full staff.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flooding’s on the rise in Maine, but just 1% of homeowners have insurance
Few Mainers have a policy that covers the kind of severe flooding seen in the Dec. 18 storm. As climate change brings more extreme weather events to the state, the impacts could be costly.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
New year, new snow for central Maine as storm brings snow and wind
The storm, which was expected to reach central Maine early Sunday morning, is the first of three possible storms expected to reach central Maine this week.
Posted inMaine
Despite overall drop in traffic deaths, pedestrian fatalities remain stubbornly high in Maine
Twenty pedestrians were hit and killed by vehicles last year in Maine. That figure has remained relatively consistent over the past five years, even as the number of people killed in car crashes drops.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
$500,000 in grants available to bring remote workers to Maine
The funds are available to support local co-working spaces, attract remote workers and their employers, and strengthen Maine communities.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills administration issues pay increases to child care workers
The new tiered salary supplement program acknowledges the importance of quality child care to Maine’s families, communities and economy.
Posted inMaine, News
Madawaska man died after being shocked by downed power line
Curtis Levesque was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed in Frenchville which knocked down a utility pole. He tripped over the downed line when trying to exit the vehicle.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News
Marty Engstrom, Maine’s reluctant celebrity TV weatherman, dies at 86
Known as ‘Marty on the Mountain,’ he was trained as a broadcast engineer but gave weather reports from the top of Mount Washington for WMTW for 38 years.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville woman arrested, $10,000 worth of narcotics seized in Skowhegan drug bust, police say
The arrest was the result of a monthslong investigation into drug sales throughout Somerset and Kennebec counties, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Friday.