Five small businesses will compete June 5 for a $50,000 grant from Gorham Savings Bank.
May 2018
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage administration responds to Medicaid lawsuit, blames Legislature for not funding expansion
The DHHS says in a court filing that without the funds it ‘lacks legal authority’ to spend on expansion, but the plaintiffs point to unexpended funds in the state’s Medicaid account and say the voter-approved law is being violated.
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Posted inMaine, News
Crime connected with 2 South Portland motels prompts council to vote to deny them licenses
For the first time in 24 years, Police Chief Ed Googins recommends the licenses be denied, or conditions be imposed on operations.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine secretary of state says Republicans’ lawsuit over ranked-choice voting is based on speculation
A lawyer for Matt Dunlap responds to Republican concerns that ranked-choice voting in the June primary might not lead to election of the party’s true ‘standard-bearer.’
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Yes, Harry’s exes will be there. No, Meghan’s dad won’t. Here are the As to your royal wedding Qs
There’s no shortage of wedding drama to catch up on.
Posted inMaine, News
Bill to fix problems at Acadia, allow clamming advances in U.S. Senate
A Senate panel endorses the legislation, which awaits approval by the full Senate.
Posted inNation & World, Science
Watch video: Kilauea volcano quietly spews huge cloud of ash
Geologists have warned that the volcano could become even more violent, with increasing ash production and the potential that future blasts could hurl large boulders.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Justices skeptical of landlord’s arguments in fatal fire appeal
AUGUSTA — Justices on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seemed dubious Tuesday about a claim that the state’s fire safety code is too vague to enforce. Gregory Nisbet, who owned a Portland apartment house where six people died in a fire in November 2014, is appealing his code violation conviction to the state’s highest court. He […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
RSU 23 Budget passes second round of approval
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach residents will have the final say on a proposed $14.1 million school budget on June 12. Last month, the Regional School Unit 23 School Board, serving the town of Old Orchard Beach, approved a $14.1 million fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. The budget proposal received a second approval […]
Posted inTimes Record
Nurses serve as link to those needing mental health care
School nurses may often be tasked with taking a student’s temperature, administering insulin or applying a bandage or an ice pack. However, nurses must also identify a different category of ailments — ones that lie hidden beneath the surface and, in many ways, are more difficult to treat. “When I started, I was surprised at […]
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