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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Kennebec County budget approved with 28% increase to taxpayers
County commissioners and the Budget Committee agreed to a $23.3 million spending plan after making cuts to a proposal that drew ire from municipal officials.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Maine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of 3-year-old son
Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Photos: 180 athletes compete at Special Olympics Maine meet in Farmingdale
The Special Olympics Maine Kennebec Area Spring Games drew 180 track and field athletes Thursday to Hall-Dale Middle & High School in Farmingdale to compete and have fun. The annual regional track and field meet has been hosted by students in the Jobs For Maine’s Graduates program for more than 20 years, according Jarod Richmond, the school’s JMG specialist. This year, 90 volunteers from the school’s Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Program and the Key Club worked at the meet, which included 180 athletes ranging from grade school students to adults. All photos by staff photographer Joe Phelan.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Walmart’s strong first quarter driven by Americans seeking bargains as inflation remains an issue
Walmart reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Blaze at Athens wood pellet manufacturer leads to firefighter injury, building damages
A Cornville firefighter was taken to a Skowhegan hospital Wednesday evening with an airway injury he suffered while fighting a fire at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
On Wall Street, Dow makes history by topping 40,000 for first time
The stock market's advance has been fueled by bets the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates this year.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Ukraine says it has checked Russia’s offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing
Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the largest towns in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the ’90s, is closing
The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
UMaine System chancellor appointed to international commission against death penalty
Dannel Malloy signed a bill repealing the death penalty while serving as governor of Connecticut in 2012.
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