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USM eliminates 5 management positions to save money
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Maine wood products companies get $1.6 million in federal grants, including a Jay mill
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Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
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Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
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Lewiston councilors set new date for school budget vote after residents reject it
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The demise of La Corona, downgraded to an ice field after shrinking to less than 5 acres, makes Venezuela the first nation in the Andes range without a glacier.
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Police officer Rex Schweighofer was first on the scene, escorted the wife from the home, then went back inside to execute a room-to-room search.
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Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure Ukraine of continuing American support, announcing a $2 billion arms deal, most of it from a package approved last month.
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The committee by a two-thirds vote can override the commissioners' $10.6 million spending plan. The difference between the two budgets is about $100,000.
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Bates College club Discordians will hold its first BatesCon event Saturday which will feature board, video and role-playing games galore. The convention will also feature speakers including Class of 1988's Keith Baker who had a hand in the world-building of Dungeons and Dragons' third edition.
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Elizabeth Ledesma received the award during a ceremony on May 9 at the state capitol, where she and 15 other Maine teachers received the 2024 award for their counties.
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Showtimes are 7 p.m. May 16-18 and 2 p.m. on May 18 at Auburn Middle School.
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Among the changes is a more specific plan for conducting inspections of existing septic systems in Auburn's portion of the watershed.
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The county is seeking input from residents on what they would like to see for the future of the county during meetings in Farmington, Kingfield and Rangeley.
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Amazon has long been criticized for its treatment of employees, especially those who pack and ship boxes in its warehouses.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced increasing pressure from critics at home and allies abroad, especially the United States, to present a plan for governance, security and rebuilding of Gaza.
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The only road to Pelican Island, off Galveston, is closed.
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The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat's announcement that he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than 3 decades.
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While U.S. officials had held out hope for months that a full withdrawal could be avoided in the wake of the Biden administration’s decision to suspend most military aid due to the coup, they are now moving ahead with that plan.
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The coin representing Maine features Lown’s bust, name and a defibrillator.
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The Russian leader’s 2-day trip starting Thursday comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week.
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Virtually overnight, the Middle East has emerged as the most powerful geopolitical force in the tech industry, due in part to the Biden administration’s fears about China.
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Explanations could include shifts in the drug supply, expansion of overdose prevention and addiction treatment, and the grim possibility that the epidemic has killed so many that now there are basically fewer people to kill.
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Mushrooms and the skin of invasive species are just some of the new materials the fashion industry is trying to be more sustainable.
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Our new era of work has led many to working harder and more often, carrying over bad habits from the height of the pandemic.
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Around 4 out of 10 Black and Hispanic students attend schools where almost every one of their classmates is another student of color.
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The shooting comes 3 weeks ahead of crucial European Parliament elections, in which populist and hard-right parties appear poised to make gains.
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Under a policy approved Wednesday by the Maine Principals' Association, schools will allow transgender athletes to compete on teams either according to their birth-assigned gender or gender identity.
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Sage bested 6 other finalists to claim the best in show award at the United States’ most illustrious canine event.
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Staff will lead biking, hiking and canoeing trips in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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The City Council will hold a special meeting to discuss a date for a school budget revote.
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Jaquille Coleman, 29, failed in his appeal of his conviction of the 2020 murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 1-year-old daughter. The decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court came down Tuesday morning.
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A jury also finds Curtis Randy Fogg not guilty on another felony charge in connection with the crash that killed a Fayette woman.
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The center is estimated to cost $4.4 million and take a year to build.
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Emma DiPompo of Jay is co-directing with Jared Berry of Livermore.
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The rate reduction will save more than 17,500 Maine employers as much as $31 million in total workers’ comp costs, which are among the highest in the nation.
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The new rate goes into effect July 1.
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The Class of 2024 will graduate May 31.
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Host Tim Boyum said Lewiston looks normal now, but 'intense pain' remains as people search for solutions.
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The election includes contested Republican primaries in both of Maine's congressional districts, as well as 18 contested primaries for seats in the Legislature.
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There will be a RSU 16 district budget meeting May 21 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at Poland Regional High School.
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Voting for Maine School Administrative Unit 52's proposed school budget to take place Thursday.
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The UMaine System school says it is ending the Russell Scholars program and eliminating several management positions, but would not say how many employees would be laid off.
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Matthew Brackley, 40, pleaded guilty in January to 1 count of assaulting, resisting or impeding police for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol 3 years ago.
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The proposed $111 million school budget is a 9.29% increase, and represents a large portion of the city's projected $3 property tax rate increase.
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Mills says she will let the bills die because she believes lawmakers lacked the legal authority to enact them on Friday and is concerned that signing them will lead to litigation and uncertainty.
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Family members of the Lewiston gunman and an official from the Army Reserve's psychological health program will testify Thursday in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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Maine School Administrative District weighing options after West Paris school abruptly closed in February.
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A passerby reported the body near the former B&M building late Tuesday morning.
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The section between Davis and Osborne roads will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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It wasn’t immediately clear if the workers are migrants, but a Department of Labor document shows the farm the bus was heading to recently applied for 43 H-2A workers to harvest watermelons.