More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine
State investigates reports of people illegally offering to drop off absentee ballots in Gardiner, Bangor
Gardiner City Clerk Kathleen Cutler said the city has received two reports of a person with a Massachusetts license plate offering to take and deliver absentee ballots.
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Posted inCommunity, Connections
Ag department reminds Maine Producers to file crop acreage reports
BANGOR — Agricultural producers in Maine should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after planting is complete. “Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline in order to receive program benefits,” said Sherry Hamel, […]
Posted inMaine
Former Bangor judge fights to keep law license after sexual harassment claims
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar is deciding whether it should sanction Charles Budd after he was accused of harassing women at a professional conference in Nashville.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Maine Office of Tourism awards more than $1M
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Tourism has announced that more than $1 million has been awarded to eight Maine organizations in the final round of the Tourism Marketing & Development Recovery Program. The program, administered by the Maine Office of Tourism with $2 million in funds awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was […]
Posted inBusiness, News, Schools & Education
Inside Maine’s first EV repair class
About two dozen students have completed Southern Maine Community College’s hybrid and electric vehicle course since it launched in 2021. Similar programs are emerging elsewhere in the state.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man admits to defrauding pandemic business loan program
Prosecutors say Shahied Golden got more than $20,000 from the government program aimed at providing small businesses financially affected by COVID-19.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Homeless Veterans Mobile Stand Downs scheduled for October
These events, designed to support homeless and at-risk veterans, will provide connection to housing, access to resources, services, and connections to community organizations dedicated to helping veterans overcome homelessness and other challenges.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine residential care worker sentenced for ‘grotesque and pervasive’ assaults on disabled man
Zachery Conners, 26, was among 4 workers accused of abuse that included waterboarding, choking and sexually assaulting a nonverbal adult male client at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden.
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Lawsuit says Maine law thwarts impact of Bangor school’s decision
A Christian school in Bangor is at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.