The unit will support Operation Spartan Shield with construction in Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Looming federal shutdown leaves 11,000 federal workers in Maine waiting in limbo
Neither Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the top Senate appropriator, nor independent Sen. Angus King would discuss the funding impasse this week.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Peru man found dead after police standoff
Oxford County sheriff’s deputies went to a home Thursday afternoon with a warrant charging the man with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
2 tons of wood pellets fall on man at Strong manufacturing plant
Co-workers dug the man out of the pellets and he was taken by ambulance to a Farmington hospital.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Fayette taking action against invasive plant threat
Town Manager Mark Robinson outlined plans to prevent swollen bladderwort from spreading in Tilton Pond.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money
Maine was among nearly two dozen states that sued over the Trump administration’s new policy.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills says red flag ballot initiative is wrong for Maine
In an opinion column, the state’s top Democrat stated her reasons for voting against Question 2 on the fall ballot.
Posted inMaine, News
Federal cuts threaten Maine environment, leaders say
Concerns were outlined by the Maine Climate Council and in a new report from the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
New signs in Lewiston discourage interactions with panhandlers
Reaction to the philosophy behind the signs seems to be mixed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
2 years in, Maine graduate student workers will rally for a contract
The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.