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Winthrop cat shelter seeks donations to continue rescue

by Emily Duggan May 29, 2025May 30, 2025

Rising veterinary costs are endangering operations at the Protectors of Animal Life Society No-Kill Cat Shelter in Winthrop.

Maine, News

Could a new appeal prompt Maine’s supreme court to reconsider its decision on decades-old child sex abuse cases?

by Emily Allen May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Some advocates hope the Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s newest justice and a lengthy dissenting opinion will help tip the scale in their favor.

Business, Maine, News

Eaton Peabody law firm, one of Maine’s largest, closing after 85 years

by Ethan Horton May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

The full service firm said it was closing because of ‘evolving market conditions and the demographics of the firm.’

Maine, News, Politics, Schools & Education

Trump administration has frozen $50M in UMaine System funding so far

by Dylan Tusinski May 28, 2025May 29, 2025

More than $21 million in grants was either terminated or put on hold as the university system was negotiating their terms and conditions, college officials say.

Maine, News, Schools & Education

Longtime educator in Auburn, Litchfield to retire after 39 years

by Christopher Wheelock May 28, 2025May 29, 2025

Katy Grondin says students have always been important to her, even choosing an abbreviated version of ‘I love kids’ for her license plate.

Maine, News

Maine State Library partially reopens after layoffs

by Daniel Kool May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

After letting go of 8 staffers, the agency has resumed services like interlibrary loan and digitization, but it remains open to in-person visitors by appointment only.