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Maine lawmakers are still wrangling over state budget with weeks left in session

by Randy Billings June 1, 2025June 1, 2025

Some of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers remain unresolved, including the budget and thorny policy issues like transgender athletes, immigration enforcement and child care.

Local & State, News, Politics

Five big issues looming over the final days of Maine’s legislative session

by Randy Billings June 1, 2025June 2, 2025

Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn on June 18.

Baseball, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine

High schools Friday: Maranacook baseball tops Mt. Abram in 8 innings

by MWC Bot May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Grady Hreben knocks in the go-ahead run for the Black Bears.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Cony baseball rolls past Nokomis for 7th straight win

by Mike Mandell May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Parker Morin has four hits, including a home run and a triple, to spark the Rams.

Local & State, News

Nonprofit founder who trained Maine’s first comfort dogs mourns unexpected death

by Morgan Womack May 30, 2025May 31, 2025

Baxter, a 3-year-old comfort dog for the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, died after being left in a state vehicle.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Track events in Readfield, voting in Augusta captured

by Joe Phelan and Anna Chadwick May 30, 2025June 17, 2025

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

Food & Dining, Guides, Things to Do

A guide to 83 food trucks rolling through Maine

May 30, 2025August 22, 2025

Here are trucks you’re likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.

Local & State, News

Maine public safety dog dies in state vehicle that ‘unexpectedly’ stopped running

by Morgan Womack May 29, 2025May 30, 2025

Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate Lab ‘comfort dog’ for the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, died when the vehicle and air conditioning shut off.