Roberta Lucas had come under scrutiny this year because the agency has been failing to meet its legal obligations to provide disability services to young children.
Maine
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New Jersey, effects felt in Maine
The earthquake was centered northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: An accidental friendship in downtown Waterville
Two men in their 70s who met three years ago ride their bicycles from their homes in Waterville and Fairfield every day to talk, share stories and watch the world go by.
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Crews make progress, but more than 125,000 still without power in Maine
A CMP spokesman says some York County customers won’t get power back until early next week.
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Gov. Mills clashes with tribal relations board, leaving seats unfilled
Gov. Janet Mills withdrew 2 nominations amid an unusual public dispute over whether it was appropriate for the leaders of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission to voice concerns about her picks.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Lawmakers approve bill that makes it harder to seize land to build power lines
Legislation headed to Gov. Mills grew out of concerns raised by property owners in the path of a transmission line that would have brought renewable power from northern Maine to the New England grid.
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Residents rescued from fire that spread from garage into West Gardiner home
No injuries were reported in fire, which destroyed a garage and damaged a High Street home.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Cambridge man arrested in connection with string of thefts
Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council approves $750,000 for housing, nonprofit agencies
The money was what was left of the $1.6 million the city has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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Skowhegan’s Hilltop Antiques to downsize as developer plans apartments on second floor
Patric Moore is buying 48 Water St. and wants to convert the second floor into five apartments, while the current owner and occupant, Greg Salisbury of Hilltop Antiques, plans to consolidate his business to the first floor.