Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn on June 18.
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Nonprofit founder who trained Maine’s first comfort dogs mourns unexpected death
Baxter, a 3-year-old comfort dog for the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, died after being left in a state vehicle.
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A guide to 83 food trucks rolling through Maine
Here are trucks you’re likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.
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Maine public safety dog dies in state vehicle that ‘unexpectedly’ stopped running
Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate Lab ‘comfort dog’ for the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, died when the vehicle and air conditioning shut off.
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Winthrop cat shelter seeks donations to continue rescue
Rising veterinary costs are endangering operations at the Protectors of Animal Life Society No-Kill Cat Shelter in Winthrop.
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Could a new appeal prompt Maine’s supreme court to reconsider its decision on decades-old child sex abuse cases?
Some advocates hope the Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s newest justice and a lengthy dissenting opinion will help tip the scale in their favor.
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Eaton Peabody law firm, one of Maine’s largest, closing after 85 years
The full service firm said it was closing because of ‘evolving market conditions and the demographics of the firm.’
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Trump administration has frozen $50M in UMaine System funding so far
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.
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Longtime educator in Auburn, Litchfield to retire after 39 years
Katy Grondin says students have always been important to her, even choosing an abbreviated version of ‘I love kids’ for her license plate.
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Maine State Library partially reopens after layoffs
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.