The budget now goes to the June 11 district validation referendum.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine to spend $25 million to rebuild waterfront after devastating winter storms
Applications for funding are now available to repair and rebuild working waterfront areas damaged by the storms.
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Inside the chaotic conclusion of the 131st Legislature
After a long day of voting and negotiating, Democrats in the Maine House didn’t have enough members present Friday to pass the remaining bills.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Rascal the cat, the longtime Madison Hannaford mascot, dies
Following the cat’s death, shoppers left memorials for the friendly feline that greeted grocery store patrons for nearly a decade.
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Kittery man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Deming, 44, of Kittery, was arrested on Saturday on felony charges for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Maine’s high court upholds order calling for trial over indigent defense crisis
Lawyers for the state had appealed a ruling from Superior Justice Michaela Murphy that ordered the ACLU and Maine’s indigent defense agency to be ready for trial in June.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine woman sentenced to 55 years for death of friend stabbed nearly 500 times
Kailie A. Brackett said that she was not responsible for the gruesome killing in Washington County and that the real killer or killers could be at large.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to consider Colby dormitory, Washington Street apartments
The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
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Gov. Mills decides against removing Oxford County sheriff from office
The governor based her decision not to remove Christopher Wainwright from office on the recommendation of former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander.
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Flipped birds, selfies and stares: A day in the life of Portland’s Cybertruck owner
Travis Carter has 1 of the 2 Tesla trucks in all of Maine. He says he’s shy and doesn’t like the limelight – but when he’s behind the wheel, all eyes are on him.