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Alna selectmen rebuke resident’s remarks
A committee on Alna’s would-be mining ordinance drew about two hours’ discussion May 9 and an exchange over civility. The selectboard had just settled on most of the committee’s members and was mulling which selectman to have on it – Third Selectman Coreysha Stone or Second Selectman Steve Graham, and what that selectman’s role on the committee would be – when one of the other planned appointees, Jeff Spinney, called Stone stupid.
Political Brew: Augusta spending fight, Mills on 72-hour law, and Biden Israel shift
PORTLAND, Maine — It was another busy week in politics. Our analysts discussed the dramatic end to the legislative session with a spending fight, Gov. Mills' response to fallout from the new 72-hour law, and President Biden taking a tougher stance on Israel. Augusta spending fight. Things are finally...
State House Spotlight: Reaction to veto day
In this State House Spotlight segment, our focus is on Friday’s veto day at the State House. On Friday, lawmakers addressed some bills vetoed by Governor Janet Mills all before the second session of the 131st Maine Legislature wrapped up. Among the top line items blocked by Gov. Mills...
Honoring fallen officers at annual Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial observance
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine's law enforcement members who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored on Tuesday. Members from all over the state met in Augusta for the annual observance service at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The are 88 names of fallen officers on the...
Family members of Maine mass shooter testify before commission investigating shootings
BOWDOIN, Maine — The commission looking into the October shootings in Lewiston, Maine, heard from family members of the shooter Thursday morning. Commission members heard tales of frustration from Robert Card’s family members, who said they tried to get help before that deadly day. The family members told...
Bus carrying RSU 16 students involved in crash Thursday
MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — An RSU 16 bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning. RSU 16 supports the towns of Poland, Mechanical Falls, and Minot. The crash happened shortly after 8:15 a.m. near the Cumberland Farms store on Pleasant Street in Mechanic Falls, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office told NEWS CENTER Maine.
Two hospitalized following crash in China
CHINA, Maine (WABI) - Two people were injured after a head-on crash in China Monday afternoon. Multiple departments responded to Vassalboro Road just after 4 p.m. One driver had to be freed from their vehicle and was later flown to a hospital. The driver of the other car was also...
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