With a moisture deficit that stretches back months, many of the state’s rivers are also running low.
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Central Maine gym owners chafe at restrictions, await reopening decision
With their focus on health and safety, gym and fitness facility owners say they are frustrated with delays in reopening their businesses
Farmington doctor leads by example when it comes to LGBTQ care in rural Maine
Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
Manchester man indicted on charges of robbing, threatening Farmingdale couple
Jeremiah Bailie, 39, was one of numerous people indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Arrest warrant for man shot by Augusta police officer to be sealed
Fairfield Police Captain Paul St. Amand said information regarding the warrant for Robert Farrington’s release will not be immediately public.
Kennebec Valley YMCA provides community experience at Readfield camp for immigrants new to area
A program at Camp KV allows immigrant children to socialize and interact with other children in a way that officials hope will help them bridge differences.
Kennebec County justice system reforming bail, mental health, drug treatment
Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
Threat of Kennebec River flooding lessened as storm moves west
While the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for central Maine, the heaviest rain will miss the state as the storm tracks more west than earlier forecasts indicated.
Rain, rising temperature could set up Kennebec River flooding next week
With temperature expected to stay above freezing this weekend, the rate of snowmelt in the Kennebec River watershed could cause flooding early next week.
Predicting Mother Nature nearly impossible, but central Maine forecast not calling for dramatic melting, flooding
The late-week weather looks good for a slow thaw.