Legislature approves $100M to address housing shortage and homelessness
More than $100 million was allocated to address Maine’s housing shortage and the ongoing homelessness crisis under budget measures the
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Bangor rules on 1st of 60 applications for $16M in COVID-relief funding
Bangor ostensibly approved giving $415,000 in pandemic relief funding to one local organization — though city councilors discussed eight requests
Read MoreBangor is finally deciding how to spend $20 million in COVID-relief funding
Bangor city councilors will begin considering whether to give some of the more than $20 million in federal COVID-19 relief
Read MoreAsylum seeker influx could hamper proposed MaineCare expansion
AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislative Democrats are mostly united on a proposal that would expand public health care coverage to asylum seekers
Read MoreNew mortgages in Maine’s biggest city plummeted this year
Portland-area homeowners took out far fewer mortgages in the first three months of this year as inventory shortages and high
Read MoreNorthern Maine magnet school says it needs $2M from state to avoid cuts
LIMESTONE, Maine — Many Maine families may have trouble affording one of only two specialty STEM high schools in the
Read MoreNSF awards Howell $550K for microfluidics research and development with Sappi
University of Maine research in partnership with Sappi North America has received a $550,000 award from the National Science Foundation
Read More18 organizations fighting hunger in Waldo County where 1 in 5 are food insecure
With a rising number of Waldo County residents without reliable access to food, a new market-style food pantry opened this
Read MoreBangor hospital will get nearly $16M for unexpected labor costs during pandemic
BANGOR, Maine — Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center will receive nearly $16 million from the federal government for unexpected
Read MoreMaine foreclosure rates declined sharply in the 1st quarter
Maine is bucking the national trend of rising residential foreclosure filings, ranking in the bottom fifth among other U.S. states
Read MoreDispute over $500 million Belfast fish farm moves back to state agency
Both sides now say a suspension of Department of Environmental Protection permits makes sense while legal fights continue.Read More
Read MoreFEMA sending millions of dollars to Maine
The federal agency is reimbursing the state for money spent on personal protective equipment for state employees.Read More
Read MoreSwab maker Puritan furloughs 251 workers in Pittsfield
A Maine-based company that manufactures COVID-19 test and other medical swabs is furloughing more than 250 workers at its Pittsfield
Read MoreCredit agencies see more risk for Northern Light Health after $130M loss
Two credit rating agencies have just lowered their assessments of one of Maine’s biggest health care organizations, Northern Light Health,
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