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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
State warns of widespread text scam
The message claimed to be from the ‘Department of Motor Vehicles,’ which doesn’t exist in Maine, and prompted recipients to provide payment information.
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Posted inMaine
Maine lawmaker injured in car crash on way to Augusta
Rep. Holly Eaton is expected to be in intensive care for the next few days because of complications following spinal surgery, according to a GoFundMe set up over the weekend.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville city manager search to continue without interruption
With Eaton Peabody’s plan to cease operations July 1, Don Gerrish, who works in that firm, has started his own business and will continue helping Waterville find a new city manager.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill to amend medically assisted suicide law draws emotional debate from Maine lawmakers
The proposal to allow doctors to waive the waiting period for terminally ill patients to receive life-ending medication was rejected by 1 vote in the Senate after getting initial approval in the House last week.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district moves closer to health center vote, following public outbursts
After months of tension, the school-based health center vote could take place Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century
Steve Bodge operates a harvesting operation in Woolwich, and splits the profits 50-50 with the town. Now 78, he recruited his daughter to help with the annual harvest.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, Politics
Group hoping to ‘veto’ Maine budget intends to collect signatures at polling places Tuesday
It’s unclear whether a group of Republicans can gather enough signatures to force a people’s veto referendum, which Democrats warn would cause a months-long government shutdown even if it fails.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Politics
Is Aroostook County more politically conservative than Alabama? | Fact brief
Republican President Donald Trump easily won the majority of votes in both Maine’s northernmost county and Alabama in the 2024 election.