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Poland-area district rejects school budget after making cuts
Voters in one Maine school district reject its latest budget proposal as another prepares to try again. Voters in RSU 16, which serves Poland, Mechanic Falls, and Minot, rejected the latest proposal in a 466 to 445 vote on Tuesday. The district was hoping a scaled-back version of the proposal...
Portland Sea Dogs honor Lewiston shooting victims with Maine Strong Night
PORTLAND, Maine — For Wednesday's game, which was also Lewiston/Auburn Community Night, the team wore Maine-themed jerseys with "Lewiston Strong" on the name plates. The Sea Dogs auctioned off the jerseys after the game to to benefit the Maine Community Foundation's Androscoggin County Fund and Lewiston-Auburn Response Fund, the latter of which addresses the current and emerging needs associated with the Lewiston tragedy.
What Say You? Lewiston Set to Install Public Restrooms Citywide
So this has topic has been thrown around and discussed before. Back in April of 2023 the City of Lewiston was considering placing public restrooms in response to complaints from businesses and now it looks like it’s happening, according to the Sun Journal. The installation of public restrooms in...
Infantry soldiers most at risk for suicide, DOD report finds
A new report from the Department of Defense reveals infantry soldiers are most at risk for suicide compared to other roles in the military. The Lewiston gunman, Robert Card, was an Army Reservist who specialized in infantry. He killed 18 people and injured 13 before taking his own life. the...
Planned Parenthood affiliate covering Maine faces ‘serious’ financial trouble
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which is best known as an abortion provider but performs other health services, projects an $8.6 million shortfall over the next three years.
Common Law Marriage Does Not Exist in Maine
There are plenty of people all around us who have been in long-term relationships but have never taken the step of getting married. Friends and family have likely joked that while that couple may not "officially" be married, they've been together so long, it's a common law marriage now. But...
Maine school district to consider reinstating transgender policy
UNION, Maine — In June, the RSU 40 Board of Directors voted to delete itsTransgender and Gender Expansive Students policy. Thursday night, the Board will decide whether to rescind that action and reinstate the policy. On June 6, the Board narrowly approved removing the policy, with all 10 members...
Beegone! From discovery to relocation, Hathorn Hall’s honeybee hive had Bates buzzing
Hathorn Hall, the college’s first building, is home to faculty offices in English, neuroscience, and mathematics, plus several administrative offices and high-ceiling classrooms. And until last week, it was also the residence of around 50,000 honeybees. Each summer, workers in the various building trades swarm the campus, taking on...
Cocaine sharks: The hidden drug problem in the Gulf of Maine and oceans
An article on the BBC and subsequently picked up by the New York Times just reinforced what I have been teaching for a long time. The article reports on a finding from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, which found high levels of cocaine in 13 Brazilian sharp-nosed sharks tested near Rio de Janeiro. So, how did the drugs get into the livers and muscles of the sharks? ...
State Officials Issue Warning After Jamestown Canyon Virus Detected in Maine
In states like Maine that are heavily wooded, we're used to getting warnings from state officials about rare diseases that pop up in our mosquito and tick populations. And now, it has happened again. According to an article that was published by WGME 13, in addition to several birds testing...
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