Schools are preparing to contribute up to 1% of their employee payroll to the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program starting in January 2025.
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Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage
Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
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Storm brings heavy rain, power outages to central Maine
Flood alerts popped up Monday in the wake of a storm that threatened to bring heavy rain to central Maine. Over 3,000 people were without power in central Maine.
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Man shot by cop sues Augusta, Fairfield police departments and Somerset County
Robert Farrington is seeking recourse after he was injured by an Augusta police officer who shot him in his home in 2019.
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Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta
Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney’s Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
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Central Maine likely to experience flash floods, power outages from Hurricane Lee
Four and a half months after heavy rain and flooding damaged infrastructure throughout central Maine, emergency managers are urging communities to prepare for wind and rain.
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Moscow man indicted on manslaughter, other charges following deadly automobile crash
Eric Tankerley, 34, was indicated recently by a Somerset County grand jury and is expected to face charges, including manslaughter, for his involvement last year in a Caratunk crash in which two women died.
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Harness racing beating odds, draws big crowds at Skowhegan State Fair
The races are a major feature of the Skowhegan State Fair, the country’s longest-operating agricultural fair. It runs through Aug. 19 offering rides, food, livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls, live music, shows and exhibits.
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Heavy rainfall dumps several inches across region as flash-flooding prompts some road closures
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for areas of Somerset and Kennebec counties Tuesday as heavy rainstorms moved across the region.