Dana Wilde ponders the changing winter seasons in Maine over the past several decades and his own changing feelings about the seasons.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s proposed new limits for gas vehicles are delayed for a year
Environmental regulators had to delay a key vote after a storm caused widespread power outages, and they can’t meet before year’s end.
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Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine
Harold L. Osher, Maine physician, philanthropist, map collector, dies at 99
After a medical career that spanned 45 years, Osher devoted his later years to his love of maps, donating a collection valued at over $100 million to the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
Posted inMaine, News
State announces online hub for flood relief; FEMA to assess damage
If FEMA decides the costs of damage from last week’s storm are beyond what the state can handle, Gov. Mills will formally request a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Times Record
The Holy Donut to open Brunswick store
Portland-based The Holy Donut, known for its decadent potato doughnuts, will replace the old Tim Horton’s on Pleasant Street in Brunswick.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville officials reflect on recovery, lessons learned after historic storm damages
Waterville officials this week are preparing for future emergencies and applying for reimbursement of funds from the federal Emergency Management Agency.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine state employees ratify contracts that increase pay, benefits
The 4 contracts ratified over the weekend cover more than 9,000 state employers, providing a 6% pay increase on Jan. 1, an $800 payment in February in lieu of retroactive raises and an additional 3% pay bump in July.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s new homeless shelter in Riverside struggles to fill open beds
Though the shelter is billed as ‘low barrier,’ many people living outside see obstacles to going there, whether real or perceived.