Traffic to be impacted for 6 weeks as road between Richmond and Gardiner gets repaved
Lane closures will begin Monday on a 6-mile stretch of state Route 201.Read More
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Week In Photos May 5-12, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.Read More
Read MoreGroup trying to gain official party status warned against misleading voters
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows sent a letter Thursday to No Labels, a national organization active in all states, and
Read MorePatients, advocates clash with hospitals over bill to restrict facility fees in medical bills
Senate President Troy Jackson says patients should not be surprised by large facility fees in medical bills.Read More
Read MoreLawmakers considering proposals to create a statewide database for General Assistance
Tracking information about the program could be an essential part of larger reforms to General Assistance, some lawmakers and state
Read MoreRecent flooding may have extended life for fiddleheads, says expert
Dave Fuller, formerly with University of Maine Farmington Cooperative Extension spoke about the recent flooding and the effect it could
Read MoreOxford County: Commissioners do not seek sheriff’s dismissal
Sheriff Christopher Wainwright was rebuked by the county commission for asking one of his deputies to show leniency to a
Read MoreSkowhegan-area school officials propose $41.8 million school budget, an increase of 7.5%
The superintendent of MSAD 54 said the proposed spending increase is driven in part by a large bond payment that
Read MoreFranklin County panel to vote on final budget
Several residents of the county either spoke or sent in emails in support of nonprofit organizations being funded at the
Read MoreLawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold
Read MoreExplosion and fire in truck parked outside Blaine House in Augusta not considered suspicious
A loud explosion was reported before flames engulfed the bed of a pickup parked alongside the governor’s mansion.Read More
Read MoreSkowhegan gives preliminary approval for ATV use on some town roads
The intention is to connect all-terrain vehicle riders to trail systems in Fairfield and Norridgewock, while increasing traffic to downtown
Read MoreReal-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
David Bishop, a part-time chess coach and full-time custodian in Hampden, led his elementary and middle school teams to state
Read MoreDresden committee explores possibility of withdrawing from RSU 2
Voters rejected efforts to withdraw from the Hallowell-based district last June, but talks about closing the town’s elementary school have
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