Two long-time employees at the district attorney’s office in Knox County are suing, saying the county has paid them less to do the same work for more than a decade.
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11 things you’re likely to find in any Maine camp
Whether it’s a rustic cabin with no running water or a lake house with Wi-Fi, any camp you enter is bound to have these essential items.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has used the clause as the basis of a ‘slash-and-burn campaign’ to cut federal grants.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers advance additional spending bills
Many of the bills advanced by the budget committee either had nominal costs or had their funding reduced, as nearly 300 bills, totalling more than $2 billion in spending over 2 years, competed for only $5 million funding.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville residents handpick Langlais sculptures for new exhibit
The exhibit opened June 18 downtown at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Central Maine was really hot Tuesday. How hot was it?
The previous record temperature for June 24 in Augusta was 93 degrees, but that record appeared to be broken before 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Versant Power customers will see another rate increase next month
Maine’s second-largest electric utility serves about 165,000 customers in northern and eastern Maine.
Posted inMaine, Maine colleges, News, Sports
I’m a Duke student who had to pass a test to see Cooper Flagg play. Here’s what I learned.
Cameron Indoor Stadium can’t hold every student, so a rigorous process determines which lucky fans got to see the Newport native face off against UNC. I was one.
Posted inMaine, News
Construction company for Bar Harbor hotel fined in fatal building collapse
OSHA issued the fines in connection with the death of a man working at the property.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Lawmakers OK additional $3M for reproductive health care
The additional funding approved by the Legislature’s budget committee still needs to be supported by the Senate and signed by Gov. Mills.