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King and Collins vote to fund government as Senate averts shutdown

by KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press March 14, 2025March 15, 2025

In the end, enough Democratic senators decided a shutdown would be worse than the Republican plan and backed Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s strategy to allow the bill to advance.

Business, Maine, News

Maine loses $15M for energy efficiency, heat pump loans

by Stephen Singer March 13, 2025March 14, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is canceling $20 billion nationwide in grants and other sources of funding authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Maine, News

Firefighters battle blaze, mud in Clinton

by Hannah Kaufman March 13, 2025March 14, 2025

The fire Tuesday night at a seasonal camp showed how Maine’s firefighters and other emergency workers face special challenges this time of year.

Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Madison drug bust leads to 4 arrests

by Jake Freudberg March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Somerset County Sheriff’s Office investigators said they seized more than 25 grams of cocaine and fentanyl along with other items while searching an Ingalls Street residence.

Maine

Meeting March 19 to review Farmington town meeting articles

by Pam Harnden March 13, 2025March 17, 2025

The meeting will provide an opportunity for voters to learn and ask questions about proposed budget amounts for the coming year.

Kennebec Journal, Maine

Pittston to sue over faulty Jewett Road repair

by Emily Duggan March 13, 2025March 14, 2025

Pittston elected officials voted to sue Sam Snow Construction, the company operated by the town’s road commissioner, after the repair work it did on Jewett Road started to fail after about a year.