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After rejection and revision, Gray-New Gloucester voters pass school budget

by Rory Sweeting August 28, 2025September 3, 2025

The revised proposal passed by a wide margin after the original iteration was rejected by 19 votes.

Business, Maine, News

Company that provides Medicaid transportation in Maine files for bankruptcy

by Joe Lawlor August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Denver-based Modivcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 20. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said it is ‘monitoring the situation closely.’

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News

Italian stonecutters in Hallowell carved a legacy of industry and labor from granite

by Gillian Graham August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

‘Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters and their Union’ at the Maine Historical Society highlights one of Maine’s earliest labor unions, started by stone workers in 1877.

Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen

Family turns loss into lifeline with Woodstock sober house, Chris’ Haven

by Rose Lincoln August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

The scope of the work ahead at the sober house at 47 Old County Road is daunting. Marc Montplaisir is amazed by the number of volunteers who have come through the door; his mother, Mary Ellen, hopes more will follow.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Janet Mills says decision on challenge to Susan Collins may come in November

by Randy Billings August 27, 2025

Maine’s governor told reporters Wednesday that she’s ‘seriously considering the run.’ It’s the strongest indication yet that she may seek her party’s nomination against the 5-term Republican next year.