Demi Kouzounas, the former chair of the Maine Republican Party, announced on Friday that she will run against independent Sen. Angus King for his U.S. Senate seat. Sen. Susan Collins says she does not plan to make a formal endorsement in the race.
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Maine home sales broke records in 2023. But not the good kind.
The median sales price rose to $360,000 last year – and more than $500,000 in Cumberland County – as high demand and low inventory continue to squeeze the real estate market.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Libertarians form an official political party in Maine
The Libertarian Party now has the same ballot access as Democrats, Republicans, Green Independents and No Labels.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Texas man reaches plea deal in ‘sham’ drug-testing business case
Prosecutors say Nelson ‘Parker’ Cowand, 54, convinced 6 Mainers to pay him $323,000 to invest in a drug testing business.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Jan. 12-19, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bellows asks Maine supreme court to rule on Trump ballot eligibility without delay
Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Vassalboro man arrested on charge of manslaughter in woman’s campfire death
Travis Mitchell, 31, of Vassalboro, was indicted and arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Liza Bragg, 46, who died last year after sustaining fatal burn injuries from a campfire.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Environmentalists, consumer advocates at odds with businesses over plan to scale back natural gas
Proposed legislation targets natural gas expansion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but business groups and Republicans say it will damage Maine’s economy.
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Gov. Mills calls meeting of scientists, state leaders to discuss impact of recent winter storms
The Maine Climate Council will discuss impacts of recent storms that caused widespread flooding and damage as it prepares to deliver an updated climate action plan by the end of the year.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville soup kitchen offers a hot meal, a warm place
The Lighthouse Waterville Area Soup Kitchen on Monday opened an afternoon warming center and has launched a new fundraising campaign, the $100 Club, seeking 1,800 people to donate $100 each to fund the kitchen for a year.