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Posted inMaine
Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals
Scientists tracked the worsening entanglement of North Atlantic right whale No. 5120 for over a year before the calf died in January with Maine rope wrapped around her. Could she have been saved?
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Video shows Lewiston gunman’s paranoid behavior months before mass shooting
In a 15-minute video from July released by New York State Police, Robert Card repeatedly tells officers that people are calling him a pedophile everywhere he goes and warns that he’s ‘capable’ of doing something about it.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services
Lawmakers discuss a proposal from the Mills administration to transition the services from Department of Education to individual school districts.
Posted inMaine, News
Historical book written by slave is saved from Rumford fire that destroyed 1820s house
The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flooded Farmington businesses moving forward after December 2023 storm, flooding
Businesses along stretches of Main Street and Wilton Road where flooding took place during the December 2023 storm have experienced a wide array of damages and possible re-opening plans.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
It’s time for Northeast & Maine to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why.
Scientists say last month’s storms that destroyed wharfs in Maine, eroded sand dunes in New Hampshire, and flooded parts of New Jersey still coping with hurricane damage are becoming more the norm than the exception
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Man who shot repeatedly at car after domestic dispute in Waterville to serve five years in prison
Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 31, who pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted elevated aggravated assault and other charges, had an attempted murder charge dismissed stemming from a 2022 incident in Waterville where he shot more than a dozen times at a former domestic partner while she was driving away.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Lack of snow won’t stop sixth annual Somerset SnowFest in Skowhegan, organizers say
Though two events have been canceled, a return to cold temperatures this week will allow the Skowhegan-area celebration to go on as planned.
Posted inMaine, News
Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons
Mental health care, emergency responses, and the detection of contraband drugs and weapons all are lacking, according to the latest scathing report to raise alarms about the chronically understaffed, crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.