Maine will get a break from the heat, but temperatures are still likely to reach the 60s this weekend, according to the National Weather Service, with a chance of rain in the final stretch.
News
Local, state and national news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine upholds decision to suspend Medicaid payments to service provider
The Department of Health and Human Services suspended payments in December to Gateway Community Services, which has denied allegations of fraud.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity, Hearts of Pine, News, Sports
Portland considers updating stadium agreement for Hearts of Pine women’s team
The Portland Hearts of Pine plan to launch a pre-professional women’s soccer team that would play in the USL W League next season.
Posted inNews
Waterville to ban city employees from cooperating with ICE. Here are 3 thing to know
The city is following other communities across Maine that have enacted similar bans.
Posted inCommunity, News
Turner man uses belt to help save life of motorcyclist whose arm was severed in accident
John Nelson said he used his U.S. Marine Corps training after he saw a motorcyclist go airborne on Route 4 in Turner on Sunday.
Posted inCommunity, Maine
It’s fiddlehead season in Skowhegan
Photographer Rich Abrahamson focuses on the processing of the seasonal greens.
Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime, News
2 more get deals in Somerset County marijuana grow house bust cases
The pair, arrested in Cornville, pleaded guilty to improper handling of hazardous waste, as prosecutors dismissed drug charges.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Nirav Shah, Bobby Charles lead Maine governor’s race, new poll shows
Reaction to the poll was mixed.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Pro-Susan Collins super PAC launches website of ‘red flags’ on Graham Platner
The website is part of a second wave of attacks from Pine Tree Results, which has spent $4 million attacking Platner in recent weeks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Edward Hopper’s ‘Monhegan Lighthouse’ sells at auction for more than $4M
The painting’s value was estimated at between $1.2 and $1.8 million and it shows Monhegan Island buildings that now house an art museum.