Here are some stories to watch this week Author: Rachel Wingrat Updated: 6:45 AM EST February 16, 2021
MAINE, USA Here are some stories to keep your eye on this week.
Tuesday, February 16
On Tuesday, Kennebec County commissioners will discuss the future of the Justice Melville Weston Fuller statue that sits outside of the courthouse. Justice Fuller was born in Augusta and served on the Supreme Court. His legacy is controversial, though, because of how he voted in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896, saying that segregation was constitutional. It s not clear what would happen to the statue if commissioners decide to remove it.