The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Holy Family Church both in Lewiston, and Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon will offer special services Wednesday to mark the first day of the conclave to elect a new pope. Masses will take place at 7 a.m. at Holy Family Church at 607 Sabattus St., at 8:30 […]
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MaineGeneral Health cutting mental health, disabilities services for children
Advocates say key diagnostic services for children will be harder to obtain, placing the blame for the cuts on the Mills administration.
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Posted inMaine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Protesters rally against Trump policies in Rumford
About 85 people, many of them holding signs, gathered Saturday on Morse Bridge.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Medical cannabis industry organizes against Maine proposals to test for mold, track plants
Maine is the only state in the country that doesn’t mandate testing for mold, yeast, chemicals or heavy metal in its medical marijuana. The state’s medical growers are fighting to keep it that way.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Bill to allow New Sharon to dissolve water district dies in legislative committee
If the bill passed, it would have allowed New Sharon voters to consider taking over the district.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation / World, New England, Politics
Maine joins multistate lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. health agency
The latest lawsuit against the Trump administration by Maine and 18 other states asks the courts to reverse staffing and program cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine to reinstate graduate student funding in Orono
Originally halted in March, the University of Maine System will honor existing financial offers as well as provide new offers for the flagship’s graduate students.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Mainers worry about repaying student loans as Education Department resumes collection
Nearly 190,000 borrowers in Maine hold a collective $6.5 billion in student loan debt that the federal government is now taking steps to collect by garnishing tax returns and Social Security benefits, among other possible moves.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
The Color Wizard begins work on another mural in Lewiston
Portland-based artist returns to Lewiston to finish a 3-sided piece of art he started last spring.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would make oil companies pay into ‘climate superfund’
Similar climate superfunds in Vermont and New York, which impose fees on fossil fuel extractors and crude oiler refiners for greenhouse emissions, are being challenged in court by the Trump administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.