The tax rate fell about 4.5% from last year, though officials say rising county and school budgets could still lead to increased tax bills for property owners.
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Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine
Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man pleads guilty to kicking, biting police in confrontation following China traffic stop
The prosecutor in the case says police are not happy with the plea deal, which requires Brent Elisens, 37, to undergo mental health treatment or face up to seven years in prison.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
‘Layers of invisibility’: Workers at Maine’s illegal cannabis grow sites show signs of human trafficking
Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man indicted on charges of assaulting woman
Carl A. Hunter, 30, allegedly strangled and beat a woman at a Waterville hotel, causing her to temporarily lose consciousness.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Two injured in motorcycle-deer crash in China
The crash occurred Saturday morning on Pleasant View Ridge Road, sending the driver and passenger to hospitals.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston woman indicted in Litchfield murder case
Shari Allimah indicted on charge of murder of Gerald Marin on May 10 in Litchfield.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
EPA funds secured to help prevent China Lake algae blooms
A 10-year project is planned to improve water quality in China Lake, which supplies drinking water to tens of thousands of people.
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Watershed Restoration Project underway at China Lake
An extensive two-year project is underway to improve China Lake’s water quality. This latest effort is part of the China Lake Watershed-Based Management Plan, a 10-year initiative aimed at achieving a significant reduction of phosphorus in the lake to prevent algae blooms. Phosphorus is a key nutrient on which algae feed, and soil erosion from […]
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Messalonskee High School lists top 10 seniors
Anne Rebecca Stocco named valedictorian and Lily Mae Mitchell earns salutatorian spot.