The Portland museum is losing most of the grant funding it was awarded last year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a project that includes curricula support for teachers and programs for museum visitors.
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More than $100M sought to help Maine prepare for winter storms, climate change
A $34.5 million bill would fund home resiliency grants statewide, and a $75 million bond would invest in coastal resilience projects.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Portland man, 74, turns first Boston Marathon into a race to save Alzheimer’s research
Ralph Carmona, a 74-year-old Portland man who has Alzheimer’s, says he is a living example of the value of medical research.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Judge temporarily blocks USDA from interfering with Maine’s funding
The USDA ‘must immediately unfreeze and release to the state of Maine any federal funding that they have frozen or failed or refused to pay because of the state of Maine’s alleged failure to comply with the requirements of Title IX,’ the judge ruled.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Laurel Libby parlays transgender censure into campaign cash
The Republican state representative from Auburn was already the Legislature’s biggest fundraiser and got a big boost after getting in hot water over a social media post.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s high court upholds Kingfish aquaculture permit for Jonesport
The project was first brought to the community in 2019 and has faced strong opposition from environmental groups in the years since.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Work on Wilton water transmission line replacement to run through June on Weld Road
The construction part of the project has begun on Weld Road, near the Town Office.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
No cause yet for fire at Auburn disc golf business
The fire started on the top floor, the Auburn fire inspector said Friday, and the flames heavily damaged Dragan Field Disc Golf on the bottom floor.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine funeral director who stole over $60,000 from clients sentenced to year in prison
Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.
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Polls, police and a protest presented in The Week in Photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from April 5-11, 2025.