A group hopes to form Maine’s first chapter of the Blue Star Mothers of America.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland software firm ranks 3rd in growth among New England businesses
HighByte, which focuses on turning complex and diverse industrial data into useful information, is 1 of 5 Maine companies on the Boston Globe and Statista’s annual top 50 list.
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Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Schools & Education
This teenage girl from Brunswick could save your life on the slopes
Ella Wilder, 17, spent 3 years training to assess injuries, provide first aid and help injured people off the mountain at Sunday River.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Lawmakers pass last-minute funding for Maine’s public defense agency
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has been about $13 million short of what it needs to pay private attorneys who represent low-income clients.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News
New breaks bog down South Paris water line repairs
Several old, shallow pipes ruptured as the ground thawed following an extremely cold winter.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Community, Maine, News
Hebron voters pass $1.2M budget, oppose land use ordinance change
Voters also elected a new selectman and a new director to Maine School Administrative District 17.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Platner supporters hit Mills over funding for sexual assault cases. Here’s the full story.
Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, originally blamed House and Senate leaders for the bill’s 2024 demise. But now she blames the governor.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Politics
Is Janet Mills the only Maine Democrat to win a statewide election in 20 years? | Fact brief
The governor has repeated the claim as part of her campaign for the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s early childhood intervention system was broken. Schools are taking over.
Fifty school districts have already assumed control of preschool and pre-K special education from the state and many more will follow suit in the fall. Although challenges persist, district leaders say the shift has benefited students.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Yarmouth artist’s canvas is a salt marsh
Mitchell Rasor merges art and environment by creating watercolor paintings in the tidal marsh along the Royal River. An award-winning film about his work will screen at the Portland Museum of Art.