As more districts prepare to take over services for 3- to 5-year-olds with disabilities, a pilot program shows positive results and steep challenges ahead.
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Posted inMaine, Religion & Values
How Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids
Faith leaders are working to set up protocols for interacting with federal agents and ensuring immigrants know their rights, as well as helping to launch an ICE watch initiative.
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Posted inMaine, New England, News
Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers
Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s Border Patrol agents are using more traffic stops, surveillance to make arrests
With arrests down at the actual northern border, Border Patrol agents are venturing farther into states to help with immigration arrests.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Frustration, worries face Saint Dominic High School families as they prepare for new school year
The closure of the Auburn-based Catholic school announced earlier this year sent families searching for new schools and wondering how they will move on.
Posted inMaine, News
Opinions abound as Lewiston searches for a new police chief
Ahead of a public forum Tuesday, Lewiston residents have already shared a range of opinions on how to choose the next police chief with the retirement of Chief David St. Pierre.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
Posted inMaine, News
Pilot of small plane killed in crash at Bangor International Airport
Airport officials offered new details on the plane Saturday, including that it was a single-engine Cessna 185 arriving from Canada. The pilot’s identity hasn’t been released.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Rumford Falls Times, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel man taken into custody after standoff in Norway
Police say Michael Greene was wanted for weapons offenses and other crimes out of New Hampshire.
Posted inMaine, The Franklin Journal
Phillips Old Home Days marks 66th year with races, parades and fun
The 66th Phillips Old Home Days drew big crowds with races, parades, tournaments, and community celebrations.