Weeks after putting out its plea for help, the PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter has received enough donations to stay in operation and hire a fundraising director.
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Maine Republicans, red flag opponents want to give voters another referendum option
A proposal unveiled Tuesday for a competing measure on the November ballot would make changes to the existing yellow flag law and include funding for mental health services.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta bird attack prompts trail closure at Bond Brook Trails
‘Two pounds of fury:’ Officials believe a nesting goshawk is defending its territory and is attacking people it deems threatening.
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Maine lawmakers advance bill to limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities
A bill from Rep. Deqa Dhalac, D-South Portland, would still allow law enforcement to work with federal law enforcement on criminal investigations, as long as the primary purpose is not immigration enforcement.
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Maine’s small vernal pools may get bigger state protections
A bill now awaiting action by Gov. Janet Mills would create a 100-foot no-disturbance protection zone around Maine’s vernal pools, among other protections.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Special Features
Richmond roadside field fills with lupines
Joe Phelan captures June’s flower bloom Monday.
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Maine Senate supports exclusive rights to online table games for tribes
A bill sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, faces a round of final votes in each chamber before it can be sent to Gov. Janet Mills, whose administration opposed the proposal earlier this year.
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Border Patrol and game wardens looking for 2 witnesses to canoer’s death
A vehicle containing 8 occupants was pulled over in Scarborough on Saturday, but the 2 men who officials believe witnessed the fatality in Waterford were not among them.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Handheld radio charger sparks fire at Topsham Home Depot
One firefighter was transported to Maine Medical Center with minor injuries, and there is smoke and water damage ‘throughout a good portion of the building,’ a fire official said.
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Maine likely to remain in compact to choose presidents based on national popular vote
The Senate voted 18-16 against having Maine leave the multistate compact it joined last year pledging to give all of its electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationwide, if the compact is enacted.