The figure is lower than the 25-year average, but it includes a handful of first-time mothers, according to researchers studying the endangered species.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Jaylen Brown scores 36 as Celtics beat Magic without Jayson Tatum
Boston grabs a 2-0 lead in its first-round playoff series by beating Orlando, 109-100.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Politics
Bill would prioritize youth mental health needs over incarceration at Long Creek
The proposal, intended to keep more children out of Maine’s only youth prison and instead address their needs elsewhere, was presented to the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee last week.
Posted inMaine
Scarborough weighs school construction options
Scarborough’s School Building Advisory Committee is getting ready to make several key decisions as it narrows in on a final proposal for a school project. Residents will have opportunities to provide feedback ahead of those decisions via a community survey and a community forum. The community forum takes place at Town Hall and on Zoom […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Wardens search Little Androscoggin River for missing Lewiston man
Divers and a drone were deployed Wednesday by Maine Warden Service and local and state police in the search for Ryan-Eric Richardson, 35, who went missing April 17.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s new paid family leave law faces several efforts to hamstring program
The Legislature’s labor committee on Wednesday aired more than a dozen bills that would amend, delay or outright repeal the 2023 law.
Posted inNews
Kennebunk Land Trust hosting annual Earth Day Auction
All proceeds from the April 22-29 event support the mission of land trust.
Posted inTimes Record
It’s kitten season in Maine
I love spring. I garden as my stress relief and the weather warming up and my bulbs sending up shoots tells me that happy hours digging in the dirt and nurturing growing plants are right around the corner. Along with that happy anticipation is a strong vein of anxiety because along with spring’s flowers comes […]
Posted inCommunity
Cape Elizabeth launches new website
The Town of Cape Elizabeth has launched a new website designed to make it easier and faster for users to navigate. The town also changed the domain of the website to capeelizabeth.gov, replacing capeelizabeth.com. “(Many) domains can be bought on the open market very easily … and start acting like they are part of the […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine’s public defense system gets $3.5M boost, without governor’s support
The emergency bill makes it easier for judges to appoint lawyers for people who can’t afford one themselves, and it authorizes the state to hire 5 new public defenders.