School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages
Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.Read More
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Spruce Mountain directors approve chaga mushroom project
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 directors on Thursday conditionally approved a contract for JustNiks Micosilva to work with teachers
Read MoreSuspicious package at Topsham Walgreens turns out to contain engine part
Maine State Police bomb technicians were called to investigate the package, which was reported a day after bomb threats at
Read MoreWoolwich woman eliminated from ‘MasterChef’ TV competition
Nina Interlandi Bell was eliminated Wednesday night on the Fox television show.Read More
Read MoreMaine rural communities set to receive $11 million in federal funding
The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.Read More
Read MoreNew Gloucester man dies following motorcycle crash in North Yarmouth
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Dustin Pepin, 33, died from his injuries after being transported to Maine Medical Center
Read MoreState lawmakers move to ban Chinese land ownership
Lawmakers in 33 states have introduced 81 bills this year to prohibit the Chinese government or businesses from buying agricultural
Read MoreTwo crew members dead after plane crashes in Litchfield
The only people aboard a Wiggins Airway plane were killed after it crashed under unknown circumstances, according to the Federal
Read More3M, DuPont face ‘formidable’ lawyer in forever chemicals cases
Joe Rice has been asked to join the group of lawyers leading lawsuits targeting per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS,
Read MoreMaine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi
Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 for the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed
Read MoreA $35 million biosolids facility in Norridgewock could be answer to state’s sludge disposal crisis
Waste Management Disposal Services is working to secure approval for the treatment plant at the Crossroads Landfill it operates in
Read MoreLavish and looming, gigayacht bobbing in Portland harbor attracts curiosity and contempt
Rising Sun, the 453-foot yacht owned by entertainment mogul David Geffen, sports a gym, a wine cellar, a spa, a
Read MoreLamoine approves temporary pause on ‘glampground’ application
The overwhelming approval by town voters forces a temporary halt to a proposed luxury glampground less than 10 miles from
Read MoreClosure of Rick’s Lobby Café will leave hole in the heart of Portland
While running their cafe, Rick and Molly Wood also act as greeters, tour guides and door holders, brightening the days
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