The City Council voted last Monday for a six-month pause on new marijuana businesses, but failed to follow proper processes under state law and the city charter.
Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science and was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
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130 gather at State House to oppose second Trump term
The Augusta demonstration was part of a worldwide day of protest two days before the second inauguration of Donald Trump.
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Central Maine snowmobilers face new, snowless normal
‘Down here in Kennebec County, I’m afraid our years are probably up,’ said Ernest Rice, longtime president of the Belgrade snowmobile club.
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Residents react to largest subdivision ever proposed for Monmouth
Final approval of the project could come as soon as March, but sign-off by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is needed first.
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62-lot senior neighborhood proposed on rural Monmouth site
The Monmouth Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday evening on the proposed single-family senior housing development.
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Sidney slaying suspect’s initial court appearance delayed
Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.
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Killing of Sidney teen leaves community asking questions
Police arrested a 39-year-old woman Friday in connection with what was ruled a homicide but have yet to release the name of the 14-year-old victim.
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Here’s what should go in a flood preparedness kit
It’s important to stay prepared as climate change makes river flooding more severe — so here’s how FEMA recommends people get ready.
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What did Hallowell learn from the December 2023 flood?
Last December’s flood was the fifth-highest ever recorded in Hallowell, but will the city be ready for the next one?
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Mainers with ties to Syria celebrate fall of Assad regime
Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Syrian civilians from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011 to June 2024.