Officials may vote this week on forming a local committee to make recommendations to councilors on how to spend the city’s share of Maine’s $230 million settlement with pharmaceutical companies.
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Maine CDC names winners of Lyme Disease Awareness Month poster contest
AUGUSTA — Keria Letendre, a fifth-grade student at Marcia Buker Elementary School, is one of four winners of the 2024 Lyme Disease Awareness Month poster contest of The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The Maine CDC holds the contest for Maine students in kindergarten to grade 8 to help raise awareness about Lyme […]
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Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy
‘I think we are fighting a cultural battle here,’ the head of the office says.
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Watch: Mainers invited to design new version of old state flag in contest ahead of November vote
Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
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Benton man who allegedly ‘tortured’ woman withdraws pleas after judge rejects deal
Christopher S. Groves, 28, withdrew a no-contest plea to domestic violence charges after a judge rejected a proposed plea bargain resulting in 90 days behind bars.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Chelsea man sentenced for 2023 machete attack in Augusta
Elias M. Rodriguez, 25, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence, with all but 18 months of that time suspended, and two years of probation, after pleading guilty to a Class B charge of aggravated assault.
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Maine Trust for Local News wins Freedom of Information award for coverage of Lewiston shooting
The award from the New England First Amendment Coalition recognizes the group of newspapers for “relentlessly” requesting public information from the government that helped it report on Maine’s deadliest mass shooting.
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Erskine Academy students, staff receive June Renaissance Awards
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy students and staff attended a Renaissance Assembly on Friday, June 7, to honor their peers with Renaissance Awards. Recognition Awards were presented to the following students: Katie Shaw, Connor Alcott, Lucas Berto, Lacey Arp, Tristan Anderson and Stephanie Kumnick. In addition to Recognition Awards, Senior of the Trimester Awards also […]
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Here’s a round-up of local election results from around central Maine communities
These unofficial municipal election and school district budget validation results were reported from around central Maine.
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Maine Arts Academy completes first year in new building
AUGUSTA — Maine Arts Academy recently completed the 2023-24 school year in its new building. This is the school’s 8th year of operation, serving 240 students grades 9-12. Students performed 26 times in various communities, at venues like downtown Augusta, the Maine Veterans Home, The Buker Center in collaboration with Augusta Adult and Community Education, […]