Dispatch: She buries the dead who have no one left to say goodbye

She buries the dead who have no one left to say goodbye

“It matters a great deal to me that people are not sent on the next journey alone,” Janie Sweeney said.

Skowhegan Select Board reaffirms denial of downtown law firm’s TIF request despite committee’s unanimous support: Firm President John Youney accused the board of “moving the goal posts” on his application and called the denial “not ethical or moral.” Read this story by Evan W. Houk

Skowhegan Select Board approves funds to repair vandalized cemetery headstones: Daughters of the American Revolution hopes to have the gravestones repaired by Memorial Day. Read this story by Evan W. Houk

Statewide assembly to discuss Maine education priorities, inform future policymakers: USM and the Maine Education Policy Research Institute are seeking four volunteers from each county for the June event. The deadline to sign up is May 10. Read this story by Charley DiAdamo

Bond to support farm and forestry funding will not be on November ballot: Despite efforts in the final days of the session, the bill to bring the bond before voters failed to pass. Read this story by Melissa S. Razdrih

Delger Erdenesanaa joins The Monitor as environment reporter: Stepping into this role feels like coming full circle for the Bowdoin alumna. Read this story

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