The town of Rome and Larry and Janet DiPietro, the owners of an unlicensed junkyard and automobile graveyard, have settled a two-year-old dispute.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan woman, Gardiner man sentenced for drug crimes
Nicole A. Lamphere was arrested in Augusta in June following a brief chase, while Joseph Trask, in an unrelated case, was charged with trafficking after selling drugs to an undercover agent in Gardiner.
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Posted inCommunity News, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Elections
Turnover means changes coming to Augusta council
Resignations during the summer will result in new candidates and contested races for seats on the Augusta City Council during the November general election. Three incumbents uncontested for Augusta Board of Education seats.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan business under fire for producing ‘Indians’ mascot apparel
A Facebook post by Maine Fire Equipment Co. promoting ‘Indian Outlaw’ T-shirts and hoodies to celebrate the start of high school football season is drawing criticism in the wake of local and state decisions to ban Native American imagery at public schools.
Posted inCommunity, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Town manager discusses new options for recycling in Clinton
Earla Haggerty, Clinton’s Town Manager, said she’s spoken with residents who want “real” recycling instead of sending the town’s materials to the Penobscot Energy Recovery Center to be incinerated.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan, state to host public meeting on bridge feasibility study
The meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center following the Board of Selectmen meeting.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell councilors OK agreements to aid Stevens Commons projects
City Manager Nate Rudy said the agreements make Stevens Commons projects more attractive to lenders, despite reducing the city’s security as a lienholder.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan announces new property tax rate
The town’s new tax rate has dropped 12.6% from the previous year because the state reimburses the town for exemptions the mill receives under the Business Equipment Tax Exemption program.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Lisbon man arrested in alleged Litchfield home invasion, attempted robbery
Police are still seeking a second suspect in the incident in which a pair of individuals were at a home to steal marijuana.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Not too sheepish: Brunswick girl, 6, busts mutton at 161st Litchfield Fair
Families have been attending the fair for ‘a lifetime.’