The state has plans to place a traffic light at a Washington Street intersection regarded as one of the worst in the state.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Janet Mills leads Graham Platner in Maine’s U.S. Senate primary, new poll says
The Pan Atlantic Research poll, conducted from Nov. 29 to Dec. 7, highlights an unsettled Democratic primary battle.
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Posted inMaine, News
Another Maine school district affirms trans athlete policy in wake of state lawsuit
Regional School Unit 24’s board voted Tuesday to double down on its policy restricting transgender students to the bathrooms and sports teams in line with their biological sex.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Was Maine too poor to be affected by the Great Depression? | Fact brief
With fewer large factories to shut down, the state avoided the catastrophic industrial layoffs seen elsewhere.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is Maine meeting its housing production goals? The state doesn’t know.
A state report that identified the need for 84,000 homes by 2030 laid out specific county-by-county production goals, but officials are still figuring out how to measure progress. They expect to learn more this spring.
Posted inNews
Start Here: Homelessness funding loss + trauma center reduction
What you need to know today.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Telstar schools have fewer economically disadvantaged students, district says
Still, more than half of SAD 44 students qualify as disadvantaged, entitling the school district to Title I services and certain grants.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
In the Farnsworth’s new exhibit, see the secret spots that inspired Andrew Wyeth
The exhibition of 26 paintings — some never publicly exhibited before — reveal a secluded place on the Goose River that Wyeth’s wife once called his ‘secret subject.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine is down another trauma center. What does that mean?
There were 3 trauma centers in Maine before a Lewiston hospital decided not to recertify in December.
Posted inMaine, News
New Mainers express gratitude as Toy Fund brightens kids’ first holidays in America
Some parents shared stories of dangerous and difficult journeys to the U.S. that have left them without the means to buy presents for the children.