The state is on track for a 9.8% decline in 2024 from the previous year, after seeing a 16% decrease in 2023.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
USM seeing slightly increased enrollment, balanced budget, president says
President Jacqueline Edmondson said this is the first time since 2019 that USM didn’t have to rely on reserves or outside funding to balance the budget.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Former Lewiston man charged in burglaries graduates from drug court
Shain R. Johnson, 42, now of Sanford, has been ordered to pay more than $7,000 to those whose items he stole.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine Republicans and Democrats react after Biden drops out of 2024 race
Most Democrats praised the president, saying he is putting the country first, while some Republicans say Biden’s ‘terrible’ policies won’t change just because there will be a new nominee.
Posted inMaine, News
‘A reminder of our humanity’: 27th Maine International Film Festival wraps in Waterville
The celebration of cinema concluded Sunday after thousands of people turned out over 10 days to see more than 100 films from Maine and around the world.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn, Lewiston motorists should expect ‘significant’ traffic delays Wednesday
A large transformer is to be moved from Rodman Road in Auburn to the Lewiston substation at 1653 Main St.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Officer injured after third collision involving state police cruisers in 2 days
Both the trooper and the driver were injured in Saturday night’s wreck.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Farms in central and western Maine at or near peak for summer growing season
This summer has been much better than 2023 for crop yields in most places, but heat and humidity are taking a toll for some.
Posted inMaine, News
Lebanon family mourns anew as second son is killed in motorcycle crash
Adam Parker, 17, died last week in a crash in York, just two years after his older brother was killed while riding his motorcycle.
Posted inMaine, News
Rip currents are on the rise in Maine, along with swimmers in distress
Packing high winds and high seas, last winter’s wallop completely remodeled the underwater topography of the surf zone – leading to dozens of beach rescues this summer.