Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
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UMA’s new building to expand workforce opportunities
The University of Maine at Augusta on Tuesday will unveil the Capital Center for Nursing and Cybersecurity Workforce Development that will house two growing programs aimed at meeting state workforce needs.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival draws thousands to Litchfield for 63rd event
Spectators, campers and musicians converged for the 4-day event last weekend.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Science lesson captures young imaginations at Rumford library
Ted “Bitsy” Ionta gave demonstrations Aug. 14 using simple items to children and their families.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Men accused of shooting at Rumford police face weapons charges
Police arrested Joseph A. Denbow Jr., 33, and Troy S. Murch Jr., 38, on charges including eluding an officer and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston-Auburn schools ready to welcome back students Wednesday
Superintendents in both cities look forward to the ‘energy’ of the first day of school, with its ‘anticipation and possibility.’
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Spruce Mountain schools’ transgender sports policy debate still divides district
Some residents urged the RSU 73 board to rescind its policy that recognizes two sexes, warning of lawsuits and division, while others voiced support for the change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Stubborn fire shrouds Lewiston in a blanket of smoke Saturday
Firefighters were called to put out flames in a large pile of construction debris at ReEnergy Lewiston on Alfred A. Plourde Parkway.
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Judge rules against temporarily restoring funding for Maine clinics that provide abortions
Maine Family Planning, a network of health and family planning clinics that sued after its funding was cut, said that it will have to start turning away primary care patients by the end of October.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Did temperatures in Maine reach 105 degrees during the summer of 1911? | Fact brief
That summer, an 11-day heat wave killed hundreds, if not thousands, of New Englanders.