The state’s college system says grants and scholarships cover tuition and fees for 4,077 students.
2019
Posted inNation & World, News
Florida judge orders that video of Robert Kraft be sealed for now
Attorneys for 2 massage parlor employees had also planned to ask a judge to hold police and prosecutors responsible for the possible unauthorized release of a video that police say shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for sex.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland parent interpreters provide lifeline between schools, new Mainers
PORTLAND — For more than three decades a group of city residents have worked to ensure that families who don’t speak English can be as engaged in and informed as anyone about the school life of their children. The Parent Community Specialists who work with the Multilingual & Multicultural Center at the Portland Public Schools can […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine releases draft rules for its recreational marijuana market
More than two years after residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Maine released draft rules Monday that detail how the state’s new adult-use market woud be launched, monitored and regulated by the Office of Marijuana Policy. The state released the rules in response to a Freedom of Access request by the Portland Press Herald. READ THE DRAFT […]
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Girl Scouts go green at L.L. Bean
Despite rainy and foggy weather on Saturday, April 20, the GreenME Up event hosted by Girl Scouts of Maine at L.L. Bean in Freeport celebrated Earth Day and brought out scores of girls and their families. There were more than two dozen stations that taught specific skills or provided information about the health of the […]
Posted inTimes Record
‘Red flag’ gun bill draws hours of emotional testimony
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers heard a full day of emotional, often conflicting testimony Monday on a controversial bill that would allow police to temporarily confiscate guns from individuals deemed to pose a threat to themselves or others. To supporters, the bill is a common-sense measure that would allow family members or police to intervene before someone […]
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Man convicted of murder that went unsolved for 32 years goes to court for third appeal
SKOWHEGAN — Jay Mercier, the former Industry man convicted in 2012 in what was then the oldest cold case homicide in Maine, was back in court in Skowhegan Monday morning, mounting his third appeal. Mercier, now 63, was found guilty of murder in the 1980 death of Rita St. Peter after prosecutors used DNA from […]
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Family of man presumed drowned in Kennebec River laments ‘lack of closure’
David Dieterich of Wisconsin is presumed dead after slipping off a dock in Bath last Thursday.
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Portland hotel plan passes muster with preservation panel
PORTLAND — A rooftop trellis helped sway Historic Preservation Board members April 17 when they reviewed the Fathom Cos.’ plans for a hotel at 1 Center St. “I’m excited for this project; I think it is going to be a great addition to Commercial Street,” board member Robert O’Brien said before the vote to grant a […]
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Driver cited following crash on Route 302 in Windham
Windham police had to close the busy highway for nearly 2 hours Tuesday morning after a box truck and car collided.