Members of several groups, including the U.S. Army Reserve, Maine State Police and the medical examiner’s office, will testify at public hearings on April 4 and April 11 at the University of Maine in Augusta.
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Constitutional right to abortion falls short of needed support in first vote by Maine Senate
A majority of senators voted in favor of L.D. 780 and it faces more votes, but the bill failed to meet the two-thirds majority that would ultimately be needed to send the measure to voters.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: Auburn bash to de-stash crafts
23 crafters will sell supplies to raise funds for the Woman’s Literary Union in Auburn.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Health care advocates seek $3.4 million in Maine state funding for reproductive health
The funding, if approved, would not pay for abortions but would cover other reproductive and primary care at 61 health centers across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Eight years after fatal shooting in Portland’s West End, suspect set to go to trial Monday
Aristotle Stilley was extradited from California in 2020 for allegedly killing David Anderson and wounding another man at an apartment on Gilman Street in 2016. But Stilley says the state has the wrong man.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local Sports
Photo Album: See highlights from the Ramadan soccer tournaments in Lewiston and Auburn
‘It brings everybody together — the community, the kids — it means a lot.’
Posted inFranklin, Local Sports, News
Off the Court: Tawnya Clough, local ‘whistle blower’ and business owner talks sports officiating
Farmington business owner Tawnya Clough has been officiating middle and high school basketball and field hockey for over a decade. Now, she wants young athletes to consider officiating as a way to stay involved in the game.
Posted inMaine
Bowdoin College student found dead in Topsham
The student was a 20-year-old woman, and police did not specify her cause of death.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine lawmakers support sealing past marijuana convictions – but not automatically
The proposal would allow convictions for marijuana cultivation and possession crimes committed prior to legalization to be eligible for sealing by a judge.