A 10-year, $3.8 million bond referendum will be held Feb. 24. Objections to the proposed bus garage include traffic congestion, loss of property tax revenue and increased pressure on taxpayers.
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US-Ireland Alliance removes George Mitchell’s name from scholarship
The decision follows the release of millions of documents related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, the alliance said.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Mad Science workshop held in Lewiston
Atomic Alex and his dinosaurs invade the library to educate and entertain children and adults.
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Tracing the hours after a fatal plane crash in Bangor
A snowstorm delayed the investigation into Maine’s deadliest passenger plane crash in decades.
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme, News, Opinion
Your guide to boot drying, paying up and being cold | Column
Mark LaFlamme celebrates February for … well … not being January.
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In central Maine, early ice makes smelt fishing nice
About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
As Maine student enrollment declines, districts face consequences, and seek opportunities
The 2025-26 data shows a drop of more than 2,000 students statewide since last year. The decline has ripple effects for Maine’s school funding formula and construction backlog.
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Maine cyclists ride in support of man killed in Minneapolis ICE operation
Over 40 cyclists gathered in Portland on Saturday afternoon to show support for Alex Pretti, a Minnesota nurse and avid cyclist who was fatally shot by an immigration agent.
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Platner raises $4.6M in 4th quarter of 2025 for US Senate race; Mills $2.7M
Both Democrats are out-raising US Sen. Susan Collins, who gathered $2.2M but has more than $10M since her campaign began.
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A closer look at the Maine names on Homeland Security’s ‘worst of the worst’ list
Federal officials have publicized a database of arrests as part of the justification for recent enhanced enforcement efforts, but the list cites decades-old charges and arrests made by local police months earlier.