Lawmakers are not close to completing work on the dozen annual appropriations bills that will fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year, so they’ll need to approve a stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Breaking down the numbers: A look at cancer diagnoses, deaths in Maine
Lung and bronchial cancer, and prostate cancer in Maine had the highest mortality rates in 2021.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Bingham man claims conspiracy by officials to punish him for taking a sign from demolition site
In his federal lawsuit, Daigan C. Small is seeking unspecified damages from the town of Bingham, the town’s first selectman and a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy for violating his rights following a dispute over a sign worth less than $25.
Posted inMaine, News
Jay board approves shoreland zoning permit for New England Clean Energy Connect corridor
The existing permit will expire in November.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Wilton board sends new proposed Cannabis Ordinance to town vote Oct. 1
The proposal limits the recreational and medical caregiver retail stores to a combined limit of five.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Downtown Augusta’s sturgeon sculptures up for auction
The highest bidders can take home one of 25 fiberglass sculptures celebrating the Kennebec River’s leaping leviathans.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Florida reporter to receive Colby College journalism award Friday for reporting on Haiti
Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Florida reporter to receive Colby College journalism award Friday for reporting on Haiti
Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.
Posted inCommunity
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Sept. 23-30
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Sept. 23-30
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
MrBeast, Amazon sued by competitors from reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted meal breaks and rest time for competitors.