Two bills to create a tracking system received support in the Legislature but weren’t funded. A similar bill also failed to make it into law last year.
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Massachusetts juveniles’ joyride to Maine ends in crash
Authorities tracked down the youths Tuesday in northern Franklin County.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News
Livermore Falls man arrested in theft of ATV in Jay
Johnathan Tibbetts, 42, was charged with theft, aggravated criminal mischief and eluding police.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Oakland voters approve purchase of police body cameras, AI software
Voters signed off on the $126,000, five-year purchase contract with Axon at a special town meeting Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The ACLU of Maine is among several plaintiffs challenging the White House’s use of a phrase in the 14th Amendment in a bid to end an intrinsic part of US law for more than a century.
Posted inMaine, News
Body found along Kennebec River identified as missing Augusta fisherman
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Thursday that 22-year-old Robert Stolt drowned. His death has been ruled an accident.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
With federal tax credit ending, Maine’s solar installers plan end-of-year sprint
The companies expect demand to jump as residential customers attempt to purchase solar systems before a long-standing 30% residential clean energy credit expires Dec. 31.
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Maine State Police address ‘fear and discomfort’ in Union as they investigate homicide
Sunshine Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor, went missing while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond last week
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Gardiner Democrat to challenge Rep. Golden for District 2 seat
Louis Sigel, a former Jared Golden supporter, says Maine’s 2nd District congressman ‘has voted with the Republicans too many times.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
How Trump’s big bill will reshape the affordability of Maine higher education
The newly signed law adds caps on federal graduate student loans, expands Pell grants to cover workforce training and changes the college endowment tax, potentially giving millions in relief to small Maine colleges.