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Ex-school superintendent hired despite officials’ knowledge
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – An internal investigation shows University of Southern Maine officials knew a former school superintendent’s handling of racist complaints raised concerns when they offered her a tenure-track position
Maine making it easier for asylum seekers to qualify for aid
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s Democratic governor is expanding assistance to an influx of prospective asylum seekers and urging the…
Decades later, gay bar replaces smashed windows
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A gay bar in Maine’s largest city has put up new front windows after 28 years…
Maine senator joins push to boost rural broadband access
BANGOR, Maine (AP) A Maine senator says a plan to boost innovation and job growth in rural areas by providing money for broadband access would benefit his state, much of which is forested and sparsely populated
Park official: Visitors at Maine’s national monument steady
MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) The superintendent of Maine’s national monument says attendance is steady despite a lack of highway signs
Portland helping more than 200 asylum seekers find homes
Officials in Maine’s largest city say they’re working on finding temporary and long-term housing for dozens of asylum-seeking families currently taking shelter at the Portland Expo.
Police release likely identity of woman found dead in Augusta
Maine State Police have released the likely identity of a woman who was found dead in a Water Street apartment in Augusta on Tuesday.
Maine AG wants fed crackdown on non-compete contracts
Maine’s attorney general is adding the Pine Tree State to a group of 18 states that’s calling on the Federal Trade Commission to protect workers from labor practices it sees as anticompetitive.
77-year-old convicted of stabbing woman 11 times in Lewiston
A 77-year-old man who stabbed a woman at least 11 times outside a laundromat while her 11-year-old twins watched has been convicted of murder.
