American Airlines will start direct service from Portland to NYC
Nonstop service from Portland International Jetport to New York’s LaGuardia Airport is scheduled to begin next June.Read More
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Some criticize uneven distribution of pandemic debit cards for groceries
More than 20,000 Maine students were left out of the pandemic relief program that provided up to $120 per child
Read More‘I just feel the need for preservation’: Farmington Historical Society volunteers clean over 200 headstones
Members of the Farmington Historical Society and volunteers worked one Saturday a month.Read More
Read MoreAugusta City Hall closed down due to potential gas leak Tuesday
The area was later cleared by the fire department and the City Hall will open at regular hours on Wednesday.Read
Read MoreState investigators describe fire at vacant Canaan motel as suspicious
The fire occurred Tuesday evening at the former Lake George Motor Lodge at 39 Main St., east of Lake George
Read MoreMEMIC returns $18 million to policyholders
The workers comp company is returning dividends to 14,000 policyholders, reflecting savings from lower-than-expected losses from workplace injuries.Read More
Read MoreAugusta sues police equipment suppliers for inflating prices of Tasers, body cameras
The city is the lead petitioner of a national class-action lawsuit against Axon Enterprise, Inc. and Safariland, LLC filed recently
Read MoreHalloween parade in Hallowell called off over insurance concerns
City councilors have not voted to require event organizers to secure liability insurance, but officials are demanding proof of coverage
Read MoreAgency submits $8.9 million proposal to create public defender offices across state
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is not asking to fund the offices all at once, but wants state
Read MoreTwo state lawmakers proposing bills to end sweeps of homeless encampments
Representatives from Portland and Bangor are floating the prospect of creating sanctioned camping areas on public property and prohibiting sweeps.Read
Read MoreRockport man will serve 18 months for pandemic relief fraud
Prosecutors say that Mark X. Haley II perpetrated “the largest heist from any (Paycheck Protection Program) fraud case yet prosecuted
Read MoreRaces for mayor, City Council heat up in Hallowell
Maureen AuCoin is challenging George Lapointe for the mayoral position, and longtime councilor Michael Frett is vying with newcomer Hannah
Read MoreWeek In Photos Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.Read More
Read MorePittsfield council OKs use of grant money to improve snowmobile trails
The state funding of $47,000 will be used along some 40 miles of trails in the greater Pittsfield area.Read More
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