Lewiston will also hire a homelessness prevention and housing navigation specialist with the MaineHousing grant, part of a $2 million pilot program for five school districts.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sauna businesses are steaming hot in Maine
From Portland to Popham to Edgecomb, opportunities to get your sweat on are multiplying across the state.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Coyote hangs out at Bates campus in Lewiston
A coyote is wandering about the Bates College area in the heart of Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Former Cumberland deputy pleads not guilty to stealing more than $10K
Brian Smith, 37, resigned his position over the summer after facing discipline for parking for ‘extended periods of time’ while on duty.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Lance Harvell to fill vacant Farmington director seat until elections
Harvell has taken out nomination papers for election in March.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s 2nd District was a rare exception in polarized November election
Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Oxford Hills, Politics
Retired Maine general says Pete Hegseth unqualified to lead Pentagon
Democrat Jon Treacy of Oxford warns Trump’s choices for his Cabinet are ‘buffoons and clowns.’
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican proposal would repeal 72-hour wait on firearms purchases
House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine’s high court denies ‘Good Samaritan’ appeal
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu’s request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check.
Posted inMaine, News
Los Angeles is burning. Could it happen in Maine?
Massive wildfires left a path of destruction across Maine in October 1947, changing how the state responds to the danger, but climate change remains a risk factor.