The state has not yet published any findings or comments because it is still reviewing feedback on the program that will give workers up to 12 weeks of paid time off starting in May 2026.
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Hallowell mayor apologizes for ‘militancy’ comment aimed at local Pride Alliance
Mayor George LaPointe made the comment in a conversation that was recorded without his knowledge and shared on social media.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden skips meeting of House Democrats concerned about Biden’s candidacy
The Maine 2nd District Democrat is in one of the most competitive House races in the country this fall and represents a district carried by former Republican President Donald Trump in the last 2 elections.
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These paddleboarders are making a 175-mile journey from Moosehead Lake to Atlantic Ocean
Chris Morgan is leading the convoy of paddleboarders, canoeists and kayakers on a 175-mile long jaunt down the entire Kennebec River.
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Bingham woman in Somerset County crash in ‘critical’ condition; baby suffers leg injuries
Kennedy Humphrey, 18, and Adrean Yates, 27, of Bingham, remained Tuesday at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the car they were in Saturday collided with a Chevrolet truck on Kennebec River Road in Concord. A baby in the back seat of the car suffered leg injuries.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
MDEA, local police break up Lewiston drug trafficking operation
Three adults arrested at Blake Street apartment; child released to family member.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Franco falcon takes flight
A peregrine falcon takes flight from a cross on The Franco Center in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Farm fresh produce in the park
Numerous local farms sell their produce and goods in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: July 9, 2024
• Nichole L. Allen, 36, of Holyoke Avenue, Rumford, on two charges of violation of condition of release, two charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and two charges of failure to appear after bailed, 12:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, on River Street in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • David H. Anderson Jr., […]
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Dresden exempts existing gravel pits from mineral-extraction moratorium
The Dresden Selectboard voted unanimously to not include existing gravel pits in the moratorium ordinance as the town faces a new development in the MTN Sand & Gravel case.