About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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Former UMaine-Augusta president-elect has collected $350,000 and counting via settlement deal
Michael Laliberte, who withdrew in 2022 as president of the University of Maine at Augusta before ever working a day, has continued to receive $20,000 monthly in a settlement payment from the university system.
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How central Maine farmers help make the state’s PFAS recovery program a success
Central Maine farmers were essential in building what officials say is the first state program in the nation to directly take on so-called ‘forever chemicals.’ Now it’s credited with helping dozens of farms continue operations.
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Girl hospitalized with ‘serious’ injuries after jumping down embankment by Waterville RiverWalk
The incident Monday afternoon came after a police officer responded to a report of ‘an unknown mental health crisis.’
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Teenager jumped over railing into Kennebec River at Head of Falls in Waterville, witness says
The Waterville Fire Department used its ladder truck Monday afternoon to rescue the injured person, who was then taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to the hospital, according to reports.
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Public hearings on Kennebec River dam relicensing set for this week in Waterville, Augusta
Some say relicensing the four dams would harm fish and wildlife along the river, while others argue losing the dams could cripple the central Maine economy.
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One killed, 2 injured in Monday morning collision in Winslow
Dominic Reid, 21, of Waterville was killed in the head-on collision at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, police say.
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Augusta councilors decline to take action on resolution seeking cease-fire in Gaza, Israel
Some residents express fears that taking a stand in Middle East conflict could create divisions in the community.
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Court documents provide deeper look inside Maine’s clandestine cannabis grows
Laborers living out of suitcases, $10,000 electricity bills and elaborate automatic growing systems are among what officials found inside several of the residences, according to recently filed federal documents.
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Still unsafe to drive: Winthrop officials to meet with federal government on flawed electric school buses
After being sent away for repair earlier this year, Winthrop’s four electric school buses have failed inspections after they were returned recently, prompting Maine State Police inspectors to deem them unsafe to drive in their current condition.