A bill before a legislative committee would test the use of cameras and sensors to identify and automatically ticket speeders in highway construction zones.
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Norway mom sues town, school resource officer over 10-year-old child’s arrest
Alicia McKenney alleges officer Holli Pullen illegally arrested her 10-year-old child at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in December 2023.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Palaver Strings performs at the Oasis of Music in Lewiston
The 14-piece orchestra filled the church Wednesday for the noontime series.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Wardens search Little Androscoggin River for missing Lewiston man
Divers and a drone were deployed Wednesday by Maine Warden Service and local and state police in the search for Ryan-Eric Richardson, 35, who went missing April 17.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s new paid family leave law faces several efforts to hamstring program
The Legislature’s labor committee on Wednesday aired more than a dozen bills that would amend, delay or outright repeal the 2023 law.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County reverses course, buys 5 cruisers for sheriff’s department
County commissioners approved the $240,912 bid along party lines.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine
Livermore Falls Moose Hill, Souther road subdivisions are approved
LIVERMORE FALLS — Following a public hearing where abutters raised concerns, the Planning Board unanimously approved site plan review applications April 16 for two subdivisions on Moose Hill and Souther roads as all requirements had been met. Jim Boyle and his son Jared Boyle of Environmental Permitting & Inspection LLC in Gorham purchased the former […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine’s public defense system gets $3.5M boost, without governor’s support
The emergency bill makes it easier for judges to appoint lawyers for people who can’t afford one themselves, and it authorizes the state to hire 5 new public defenders.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lewiston Democrat launches bid for Susan Collins’ Senate seat
Jordan Wood has experience as a congressional staff member and has worked as an advocate for campaign finance reform.