Lorenze Labonte, 25, was charged last week with murder in the death of Ahmed Sharif, but he wasn’t allowed to see the affidavit supporting his arrest until Tuesday.
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Viles Arboretum leader leaving Augusta job
Ryan Martin is stepping down as executive director of the educational conservation organization with 224 acres of woods and fields open to the public near the heart of the city.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Nonprofit land trust acquires 50 acres of wetlands in East Madison
The Somerset Woods Trustees purchased the parcel, located next to the north inlet of Lake Wesserunsett, from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Posted inMaine
Maine homeless shelters warn of financial crisis
Six shelters around the state are facing a collective shortfall of about $4.1 million and at least one is in danger of closing.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston removes temporary mass shooting memorials to preserve them
With winter at hand, officials Tuesday packed up several makeshift memorials before ice and plows could destroy them. The items will be incorporated into an exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor in Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor’s Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine’s share of American Rescue Plan funding.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Student is expelled from Spruce Mountain Middle School
The expulsion is necessary for the peace and usefulness of the schools, according to information provided by Superintendent Scott Albert.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund administrators to gather public input at Wednesday town hall
Draft protocol will be finalized after public comment period ends; payout of funds expected early 2024.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset officer found justified in shooting armed man in Norridgewock in 2021
Deputy Michael Lyman ‘reasonably believed’ that Trevor A. Caouette posed an ‘imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death’ before the officer shot and wounded the man who was pointing a handgun at police, the attorney general’s office concluded in a report.