New committee will soon begin planning a memorial and related events.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine wants to keep housing some criminal defendants with mental illness in prison
Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Residents of 2 Casco Bay islands band together to bring high-speed internet to their homes
More than a dozen Maine islands are waiting for access to fast, reliable internet that has become critical for everything from schoolwork to watching movies.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine meat producers frustrated by slaughterhouse backlogs
With demand for local meat on the rise, some livestock producers are finding it hard to get animals processed in a timely manner.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, New England
New Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer from Maine
Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Was that hail or graupel that fell in parts of Maine on St. Patrick’s Day?
Hail covered lawns around Midcoast Maine as thunderstorms moved through Sunday afternoon. Or was it graupel?
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
State Senate candidate’s campaign flyer featuring Winslow town councilors raises ethics concerns
Michael Perkins, a Republican candidate for the Maine Senate, released a flyer that some residents and town officials say could mislead voters into thinking he has been endorsed by the Winslow Town Council and town of Winslow.
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Game warden and search dog find missing Piscataquis County man
Maine Game Warden Chad Robertson and his K9 search dog found an older man who was lost deep in the snowy woods, according to the spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Saco River Wildlife Center, already outgrowing space to care for wild animals, enters its busy season
The wildlife rehabilitation center in Limington treated more than 900 animals last year – everything from squirrels and mice to bats and porcupines.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Legislature’s use of vague ‘concept bills’ has risen dramatically
Placeholder bills buy time to finalize details of legislation, but some significant and controversial proposals are only revealed at the last minute.