Many key bills, including the supplemental budget, remain on the table. But lawmakers don’t appear poised to call for a special session to give themselves more time.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
St. Mary’s hospital in Lewiston to close oncology practice
St. Mary’s Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.
Rumford Public Library to temporarily close soon for asbestos abatement
Replacing floor tiles will take five to six weeks.
Biddeford landlord claims CMP double-billed her and tenants for nearly 20 years
Maureen Verreault says Central Maine Power Co. overcharged her from February 2005 to January 2023 but will only reimburse her for 6 years of overbilling.
Maine’s former landfills are leaking forever chemicals
The state has so far found PFAS-contaminated drinking water supplies in 51 wells near former landfills, but no one will say which landfills are leaking.
Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon makes her way into ‘American Idol’ top 20
Votes from the public and the judges will determine whether Gagnon makes the top 14 on Monday’s episode.
Maine is latest state to approve interstate compact for social worker licenses
The proposal is designed to make it easier for social workers to practice in new states.
Kudos: Auburn’s Camden Goddard wins state volunteer award
The 9-year-old volunteers with Auburn Recreation Department’s Unified Sports program.
Spring Into the Weird gives fans of oddities a fair of their own
From the crocheted to the soothsaid, oddities seekers were not disappointed by the selections at the two-day event that brought more than 80 vendors to the Auburn Mall.