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Photos: Maine Legislature opens 131st session

Lawmakers met Wednesday, the first day of the new legislative session. Swearing-in Day at the Maine State Capitol is usually an exercise in pomp and circumstance, with new lawmakers getting to know each other, the process and the building and rookies and veterans alike on the hunt for good committee assignments. But between Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, becoming the first Black speaker of the House of Representatives and a looming vote on Mills’ proposed $474 million emergency winter energy relief plan, this first day of a new Legislature felt different.

Photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

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Kennebec Valley District Scouts hold area food drives

Scouts in Kennebec Valley District, which includes Somerset, Kennebec, Franklin, Lincoln and Knox counties, are taking time during the holiday season to help other people through the annual Scouting for Food Drive. “It’s great to see our Scouts giving back to their communities,” said Kennebec Valley District Vice Chairman Chuck Mahaleris, in a news release. […]