Maine is one of 23 states to challenge $11 billion in cuts to public health funding, which led to layoffs from state health agencies across the country.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Durham to hold elections Friday, vote on 18-month budget Saturday
Durham voters will decide on a $6.48 million, 18-month budget on Saturday. Friday elections to feature incumbents and newcomers all unopposed.
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Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Interim principal appointed to lead Mexico elementary school
Earlier in the summer, Superintendent Deb Alden suggested that a public tour of the new Mountain Valley Community School might be possible in August, but that’s not going to happen.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
Trump administration issues ‘final warning’ to Maine over transgender policy
Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats to fast-track legislation to comply with President Donald Trump’s demands.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Troopers found justified in deadly shooting on Piscataqua River Bridge
Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Trump administration says Maine’s transgender student policies conflict with parental access laws
The federal Department of Education says Maine school districts’ violate FERPA by withholding from parents records about a student’s transgender status, like the choice to use a different name or pronouns at school.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Former city leader, St. Dom’s alumnus calls it the ‘end of an era,’ but still has hope
‘I feel badly for the people that are being impacted by this stuff. But at the same time I also believe in the resilience of the city,’ Phil Nadeau said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Saint Dominic parents, alumni launch effort to keep Auburn high school open
Many parents and alumni took to Facebook over the weekend to share their reactions about the plan to close the high school.
Posted inFranklin, News
Car crashes, burns in woods in Dallas Plantation
The driver, who was not immediately identified, was not injured.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls man suffers smoke inhalation, singed beard in car fire
Cole Berry, 19, was working in a garage when a spark caught the fuel cell on fire, destroying the car, tools and garage.