Northeast
Despite Lewiston shooting, floods, Maine 'getting stronger every day,' Gov. Mills says
- Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills used her State of the State address Tuesday to present the Pine Tree State as one “getting stronger every day.”
- Mills’ assessment comes as Maine grapples with several recent, high-profile tragedies — and as she advises the Legislature take budgetary caution.
- “If we do not budget responsibly now, the Legislature will be forced to make painful cuts in the future — just like other states are having to do now,” Mills wrote to lawmakers.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said that despite recent challenges including the deadliest mass shooting in state history and coastal storms that caused millions of dollars in damage, “our state is getting stronger every day.”
Mills cited individual income growth, low unemployment and business openings Tuesday in the first part of her State of the State address, which she delivered in writing to state lawmakers. The second part, to be delivered in person to state lawmakers Tuesday evening, was to focus on public safety, violence and extreme weather events.
MAINE LOOKS TO MIGRANT SURGE TO REMEDY WORKER SHORTAGE
She was delivering her annual address just weeks after powerful storms ravaged coastal communities and three months after an Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston.
Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks to reporters at Lewiston City Hall in Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
In coming weeks, Mills will be delivering a supplemental budget and she urged lawmakers to exercise restraint after several years of budget surpluses as the state bounced back from the pandemic.
“I recognize there are many needs across the state, and I know, in the past, we have been able to say yes to a lot of things. However, this year is, and must be, different,” she wrote. “If we do not budget responsibly now, the Legislature will be forced to make painful cuts in the future — just like other states are having to do now.”
To that end, she said she proposed setting aside $100 million for the next two-year budget as state income is anticipated to level off after several years of higher-than-expected growth.
Nonetheless, she proposed $16 million in emergency housing relief and $10 million for an affordable home program to address a housing crunch; additional child support jobs and a review of child welfare worker classifications with a goal of raising pay; and the hiring of recovery coaches and additional Naloxone distribution to battle an opioid epidemic.
She’s also proposing modest spending increases on K-12 education and an overhaul in how the state provides special education services to pre-school aged children.
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Massachusetts
Police to address Princeton death during child sexual abuse material investigation
Authorities will speak Friday after a death occurred while police were serving a search warrant for child sexual abuse material in Princeton, Massachusetts.
The subject of the search warrant “was a person of trust in communities in Worcester and Middlesex Counties,” Massachusetts State Police said.
Authorities said little about the case ahead of the press conference, which will begin at 6 p.m. and be streamed in the player above.
State police will be hosting the conference, which will include Princeton Police Chief Paul Patricia, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Check back for more as this story develops.
New Hampshire
Man killed in NH snowmobile crash
An Alton man is dead after a snowmobile crash in New Hampshire’s North Country Thursday afternoon.
The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game says 63-year-old Bradford Jones was attempting to negotiate a left hand turn on Corridor Trail 5 in Colebrook when he lost control of his snowmobile, struck multiple trees off the side of the trail and was thrown from the vehicle shortly before 3:30 p.m.
Jones was riding with another snowmobiler, who was in the lead at the time of the crash, according to the agency. Once the other man realized Jones was no longer behind him, he turned around and traveled back where he found Jones significantly injured, lying off the trail beside his damaged snowmobile.
The man immediately rendered aid to Jones and called 911 for assistance, NH Fish and Game said. The Colebrook Fire Department used their rescue tracked all terrain vehicle and a specialized off road machine to transport first responders across about a mile of trail to the crash scene.
Once there, a conservation officer and 45th Parallel EMS staff attempted lifesaving measures for approximately an hour, but Jones ultimately died from his injuries at the scene of the crash, officials said.
The crash remains under investigation, but conservation officers are considering speed for the existing trail conditions to have been a primary factor in this deadly incident.
New Jersey
Police investigate fatal stabbing in Mercer County
EWING TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Police are searching for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man in Mercer County, New Jersey.
It happened around 5:20 p.m. Thursday on the unit block of New Hillcrest Avenue in Ewing Township.
When police arrived, they found a 40-year-old man lying in the street with several stab wounds to the torso.
He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he later died.
The victim has been identified as Jimmy Chase from Philadelphia.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Anyone who has any information on this case is asked to call Mercer County detectives at 609-989-6406.
You can also submit an anonymous tip online at MercerCountyProsecutor.com.
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