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Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science and was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Capitol Police merger advances despite Republican pushback
Republican lawmakers and Capitol Police union criticize merger bill over pay gaps and inefficiencies.
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Posted inBusiness, Guides, Maine, News
Applying for a Homestead Exemption on your Maine property, explained
Applications for the program that reduces taxes on primary residences are due April 1.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Maine under flood watch, high winds to follow
Heavy rainfall and melting snow could pave the way for ice jams and dangerous travel conditions, the National Weather Service says.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Board strips former Sen. George J. Mitchell’s name from Waterville school
Board members decided George J. Mitchell School, named for the former U.S. senator with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, will revert to its original name, Brookside Elementary School.
Posted inMaine, Sports
A wall collapsed in an Augusta Civic Center locker room. Monmouth Academy players were inside.
The non-load-bearing concrete wall was not built to modern standards, Augusta Director of Code Enforcement Robert Overton said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maryland police release video of suspect in killing of Augusta philanthropist
Robert Fuller Jr., 87, was shot and killed Feb. 14 at a nursing home in Potomac, Maryland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
State police ID victim shot Monday in Augusta homicide
The victim of the Monday night shooting on Flagg Street was identified as Billyjack Curtis, 51, of Augusta.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Oakland man found dead on side of road in Fairfield
The Augusta medical examiner will conduct an autopsy on Jason Grant, 46, of Oakland, in the coming days.
Posted inMaine
On inauguration anniversary, Augusta protesters mourn deaths under Trump administration
Organizers said the ‘Stop the Killing’ protest was designed to be a somber memorial for deaths in the last year they say were caused by policies of President Donald J. Trump since he was inaugurated a second time.