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Cannabis business owners will have a lawyer familiar with the industry draft an updated ordinance for Livermore Falls that includes adult use regulations.
The resignation was announced Tuesday evening after closed-door sessions Monday and Tuesday between Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day and the Select Board.
Several customers wrote emails supporting Darcy Croteau's business, but several complaints had been logged accusing Croteau of rude behavior, including a Transfer Station employee.
The proposal, which would create a day honoring democracy in light of the Jan. 6, 2021 riots, generated heated debate before passing 74-65 in a party-line vote.
State Auditor and former Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says he's considering whether to seek the Democratic nomination to represent the 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The districtwide budget hearing and vote will be held at 7 p.m. on May 22 in the cafeteria of the Mt. Abram High School at 1513 Salem Road in Salem Township.
The Legislature’s education committee has unanimously approved lowering Maine’s cap on the number of charter schools. It could spell trouble for a new middle and high school specializing in vulnerable populations.
Resources like 24-hour hotlines, emergency shelters and legal advocacy could all be at risk if Maine doesn't figure out how to make up for millions lost in federal funding for victim services.
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ruled the state of Maine was at fault for unconstitutionally leaving poor defendants without court-appointed attorneys.
Friends of the Shakers gather from around the country to prepare for spring at Sabbathday Lake, the only still-active community of its kind in the world.
JoAnna St. Germain said she was suffering from extreme insomnia and other mental health issues when she made posts on social media calling for the military and U.S. Secret Service to 'take out' Trump supporters.
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
A proposal died when the Legislature ran out of time last year. While there's more support for the effort this year, lawmakers wonder if they will have the funding.
Mexico Select Board member Peter Merrill said, 'There's been no misappropriation of their money. It's been handled legally, and that's been run by the Maine Municipal Association.'
The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.
Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like 'diversity' and 'inclusion' from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like 'community' and 'belonging.'
In addition to requiring a photo ID while casting a ballot, the initiative would make it harder to vote absentee and add requirements for municipal elections workers.
Shelby Howell of Bangor won the crown from a field that included the pageant's first openly transgender contestant and the girlfriend of Bill Belichick. The former Patriots coach was in the audience Sunday.
As we enter graduation season, here are photos of some of the newest alumni of Maine's colleges and universities. In tasseled caps and long robes, graduates from institutions including Maine College of Art & Design, Husson University and University of Maine schools walked across the stage over the weekend, entering the next chapter of their lives.
More than a year after Heather Hunter's controversial exit, Lewiston has a new city administrator. Bryan Kaenrath's enthusiasm is energizing staff and constituents.
The group, led by West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, charges that the Auburn Republican's censure impedes the Legislature's ability to function and represent Mainers.
If approved, the office would be an independent watchdog agency and work with state departments overseeing health and human services, education, law enforcement police and corrections.