Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was confronted in her car by two officers last August for allegedly stealing bottles of alcohol. She was shot by Connor Grubb through the windshield after rolling slowly toward him.
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Franklin County commissioners approve $700,000 TIF application for new emergency operations building in Farmington
The county has also been awarded $2 million from Congress and has $1.67 million to use from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to help pay for the $4.4 million center.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Biden announces $150 million for research as part of ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
In 2022, he set a goal to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Check out this Augusta boy who’s hunting for gems, geodes and rocks in the Sandy River in Farmington
Bodhi Bilyeu, 8, has made it a hobby to dig for rocks and gems. He has two shelves of gems and geodes at his home, he said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Resurrected ship a reminder of Maine’s once-thriving sardine industry
But an effort to save the Jacob Pike by the great-great-grandson of the vessel’s namesake has been torpedoed by the need for expensive environmental remediation.
Posted inElection 2024, Health, Nation & World, News, Politics
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
The state will join at least a half-dozen others that are voting on abortion rights during the presidential election.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Letter prompts Readfield-area school board discussion
The letter signed by school officials urged board members to make decisions on behalf of the district’s mission to be a ‘caring community dedicated to excellence.’
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Starbucks CEO replaced by fixer who revived Chipotle
Brian Niccol is tasked with an even bigger challenge this time around: how to get inflation weary U.S. customers back into stores.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine high court dismisses lawsuit challenging Democrats’ state budget maneuver
The court found that the plaintiffs, including the group Respect Maine and 2 Republican lawmakers, did not have standing to bring the lawsuit.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Challenger drops effort to keep RFK Jr. off Maine’s presidential ballot
Two other challenges to former Harvard University professor Cornel West’s candidacy are still scheduled for a hearing Wednesday.