In Fort Kent a lack of snow canceled an annual dog sled race. The town had had 46.8 inches of snow this year as of last week, a bit more than half as much as usual, the National Weather Service said.
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Week In Photos March 1-8, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola offers to buy rest of CMP parent company for $2.5 billion
It’s unclear what, if any, impact the deal would have on the customers of Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Future of emergency services in central Maine up for debate as Delta Ambulance raises rates
As town officials worry about rising costs, Delta said it is giving them a good deal, and that its struggles are not unique.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan-area district’s budget likely to go up, but not because of new school
Factoring in funding from the state and other sources, the district’s preliminary budget proposes an effective increase of about 4.6%, or $1.93 million, over this year’s spending, MSAD 54 Superintendent Jon Moody said.
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A Maine scientist helped discover 4 new species of deep-sea octopus
Dr. Beth Orcutt spent 10 years thinking about an octopus she saw near Costa Rica. She went back last year with a team and found at least 4 new species, 2 of which brood their eggs on hydrothermal vents deep in the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Bomb threats sent to Maine State House, 2 legislators, Democratic Party
The State House was evacuated Friday morning, but no bomb was found following the hoax threat that promised death to pedophiles.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A tragic ending to a troubled life
The person found dead Feb. 26 in a school bus at Waterville Junior High School was transgender and struggled with mental health and other issues, according to friends and former co-workers.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Biden’s idea for temporary port in Gaza had been suggested by Sens. King, Reed
Maine’s independent U.S. senator joined with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to pen a Feb. 28 letter to Biden on the subject.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Proposed transmission line for renewable power from Canada to New England canceled
Electric utility National Grid, one of the developers, said Thursday that it ‘has determined that the project is not viable at this time.’