The Legislature's labor committee on Wednesday aired more than a dozen bills that would amend, delay or outright repeal the 2023 law.

While several concerns were raised during a public hearing April 16, the Livermore Falls Planning Board approved the two subdivisions as all requirements had been met.

The emergency bill makes it easier for judges to appoint lawyers for people who can't afford one themselves, and it authorizes the state to hire 5 new public defenders.

The state's higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.

Jordan Wood has experience as a congressional staff member and has worked as an advocate for campaign finance reform.

The shootings, which damaged two apartment buildings, occurred on Sunday and Tuesday, police said.

Prime Healthcare Foundation is interested in acquiring the Lewiston-based health care system — which runs Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital.

Franklin Search and Rescue High Angle Ropes Team was on hand to ensure the safety of spectators, participants and swiftwater rescue crews during Smalls to the Wall Steep Creek kayak race.

Selectman Caldwell Jackson, who has served as a selectman for 19 years since 1993, is not running for reelection.

Surveys seeking resident input will be available during the annual town meeting vote April 29 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Town Office.

The drone will be available to assist police and fire personnel in a variety of ways, Police Chief Abe Haroon said.

Assessor Colleen Halse told selectmen she expects a much smoother process in the coming fiscal year.

Community members gathered Tuesday night at the Franco Center in Lewiston to hear about a proposed $150 million acquisition.

A bill to require Maine cities and towns to report annual home construction data is headed for the House — but without bipartisan support or a mandate that all municipalities participate.

City staff and administration is against using the 'rainy day fund' to lower next year's budget, which as of last week would increase the tax rate by $1.29.

The University of Maine receives $26.3 million from the Department of Energy through 8 multiyear awards.

The presidents of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and the University of New England joined more than 230 college leaders in rebuking the federal government's 'political interference' in higher education.

Ryan-Eric Richardson, 35, of Lewiston was reported missing by family on April 17.

A park official said there is no threat to the public and no one had been reported missing.

A science educator from the Wiscasset-based nonprofit gave a presentation, which included a live owl, about different types of the predatory birds.

The bill includes a grant program to help residents safeguard their homes, provides a one-time dose of funding for the Maine Emergency Management Agency and establishes a new state office intended to reduce storm damage and protect infrastructure.

There are Masses and opportunities for prayer.

Two adults died after the SUV they were in went off the road and into a tree on Main Street.

Staff said motorists should also remember there are projects also underway on North River Road and Center Streets — meaning 'delays should be expected.'

Jenny Vien opened Miss Jenny’s B & C Redemption Center last August after working as a retail manager for several years.

'There are a lot less local people that want to do (this work), so we have to have this program,' said the owner of an apple orchard. 'Without it, we’ll just be out of the industry. We go away.'

O'Reilly's Auto Parts currently at 520 Lisbon St. will move to the new location when the space renovation is complete.

The restaurant will be the first Popeyes in the Lewiston and Auburn market, joining three other locations in Maine.

The way the Trump administration has approached the Title IX probes in Maine has been unusual, legal experts told The Maine Monitor, citing both the speed and lack of procedure.

The first building at 138 Mt. Auburn Road is looking for tenants for one and two-bedroom units.

The lawsuit seeks to restore the visa status of more than 100 international students in New England, although it's unclear if any Maine international students have had their visas terminated.

Prime Healthcare Foundation will be presenting information about its acquisition of Central Maine Healthcare and taking questions from those in attendance.

Siblings fly kites Monday morning.

Center Street in Auburn was voted the worst road to drive on in Lewiston-Auburn in a Sun Journal poll last year.

Routes 117 and 118 leaving downtown Norway is flat with wide shoulders and has a 50-mph speed limit on a road with lots of children and adults walking and riding bicycles on the shoulders.

Windy, dry conditions in Maine have made the risk of fire increase.

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and the famed white or black smoke to signal to the world whether a new pontiff has been elected.

The termination letter said Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment failed to pay at least 65% of its climate-smart agriculture grant directly to farmers.

Kylie Langella of Westbrook was still in critical condition Monday at Maine Medical Center after a crash Friday.

Judith Meyer, former executive editor of the Sun Journal, gave an overview of the law to public officials, residents and others.

Tom Wiley, the president and publisher of The Buffalo News, will take over leadership of the National Trust for Local News.

'We have about 10 or 15, maybe 20 positions, that we have trouble filling,' Irving Plant Manager Randy Chicoine said. 'But the fact of the matter is, people do not want to do that type of work.'

The Newport native announced he will leave Duke for the pros. When the draft arrives in June, he will almost certainly be the top overall pick.

For a dozen years, Robert Crosby has maintained a series of tubes that collect discarded fishing line. He's hoping someone else will join his one-man crew.

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning after more than 12 years as head of the Catholic Church.

The report aims to detail how the Trust’s work can ‘inspire hope and action,’ according to its managing director. 

Francis, who was 88, made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday.

After months of clashing over General Assistance reimbursements to local emergency shelters, DHHS adopts a new rule that will slash Portland’s rate nearly in half.

There are questions over how Maine’s forests will fare in a world beset by climate change.