Maine Food Stamp Benefits Slashed in March
Low-income Maine residents have begun receiving letters informing them that their Food Stamp benefits will be slashed in March. In
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Family gift will put 56 more nurses to work caring for patients in Maine
Cindy and Cuyler Morris, along with Cindy’s father, Paul Baszucki, have pledged $300,000 to MaineHealth to support additional faculty for
Read MoreBrewer police are behind a GOP lawmaker’s attempt to tighten gun laws
Police in Brewer are working through a Republican lawmaker on changes to gun laws that aim to help them stop
Read MoreACLU calls for federal investigation into Penobscot County ‘improperly’ allocating COVID funds
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into Penobscot County’s intended use of COVID-19 relief dollars
Read MoreOrono runner Ruth White wins Gatorade Player of the Year award
Ruth White of Orono High School added another trophy to her shelf on Monday when she earned the Maine Gatorade Girls
Read MorePenobscot County commissioners deny spending federal funds illegally on jail repairs
Penobscot County officials on Friday denied that federal funds were used illegally on repairs to the Penobscot County Jail as
Read MoreOxford Fire & Rescue calls have not fallen post-COVID
In 2019 rescue and emergency medical services accounted for 63.6% of Oxford Fire & Rescue’s call volume. During the pandemic
Read MoreSpeccial ‘Candlemas’ celebrations set for Machias and Lubec on Feb. 2
“Candlemas,” another name for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, occurs 40 days after Christmas on Feb. 2,
Read MoreMSAD 58 superintendent resigns, effective June 30
STRONG – With great regret, the MSAD 58 school board accepted a letter of resignation from Superintendent Todd Sanders during
Read MoreAroostook County perseveres and grows its restaurant options
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Keeping a restaurant going since the pandemic has been tough, but the Aroostook County dining scene is
Read MoreFarmington Scout Leader honored at Klondike Derby
BELGRADE – Gearry “Smiley” Judkins, Scoutmaster of Farmington Troop, received the District Award of Merit for his devotion to the
Read MoreNorthern Light expects to choose new president for Acadia Hospital before May
An impending leadership change amid the construction of a new pediatric wing at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, one
Read MorePFAS found in drinking water supply at state prison in Charleston
The chemicals have been detected in three of the five wells that serve drinking water to the Mountain View Correctional
Read MoreHermon athletic complex upgrades underway despite winter weather
Work has begun on the $3.9 million Hermon Athletic Complex Improvement Project at Hermon High School, despite the recent winter
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