Some customers, according to the union, are now going five or six days without regular mail service – as the holidays send delivery volumes to their peak.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
After 13 months of contract negotiations, Augusta teachers receive 5.5% pay raise
The new contract, which the Augusta Board of Education approved Wednesday, increases the lowest salary a teacher in the district can earn to $42,261 from $40,058.
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Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Defense bill authorizing BIW contracts passes in the Senate
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funds for three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers next year as well as a five-year procurement contract, passed 83-11 with bipartisan support Thursday night.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police: Massachusetts man arrested after high-speed chase ends in Newport
Eddie Rivera, 43, was driving a stolen 2001 Toyota Corolla when he led police on the chase Tuesday that began in Bangor, according to officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bill to protect electoral vote counts could pass next week, but time is short
Congressional leaders say reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act will be attached to a giant federal spending bill headed for a vote before Congress adjourns.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Bowdoinham committee hands out kits to make winter safer for seniors, at-risk residents
Winter safety kits containing blankets, carbon monoxide detectors, flashlights and more are being distributed by the Bowdoinham Food Pantry, fire department, town office and local ride-sharing program.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Federal jury rejects woman’s claims of abuse by officers at Wiscasset jail
Candace Faller sued the jail for not making a female corrections officer immediately available in 2016 after she told male officers she had post-traumatic stress disorder.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
New Balance plans $65 million expansion of manufacturing facility in Skowhegan
A company executive told selectmen Tuesday that the footwear company now employs 250 people in Skowhegan and the expansion would add another 200 positions.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan man identified as driver arrested after driving onto tarmac at Augusta State Airport
Corey Adams, 28, was arrested Tuesday and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta.
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Pet owners sue Idexx over ‘anticompetitive scheme’ to sell diagnostic tests
The class-action lawsuit accuses the Westbrook maker of animal-health products of locking veterinarians into predatory contracts that inflate prices that are passed on to their clients.