The Trump administration ended public health contracts worth $91 million to Maine and local agencies this week.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Saint Dominic Academy to close its high school at end of school year
Grades kindergarten through 8 will continue at the Lewiston campus starting next year.
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South Berwick man told police he accidentally shot and killed girlfriend
A police affidavit against Jeremiah Godfrey states that he told investigators the gun went off when Sherri Sweet tried to grab it from his hands.
Posted inMaine, News
Wet weekend ahead, with snow forecast for most of Maine
A mix of rain and snow starting overnight Friday and carrying into Saturday will leave roads slick and snowy by morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Hourslong hearing highlights continuing tension over Maine abortion laws
Residents opposed to abortion urged lawmakers to roll back laws that expanded access in Maine and called on the Legislature to pass a bill criminalizing abortion even after the sponsor said she no longer supported it.
Posted inMaine, News
Falmouth Spur reopens after tractor trailer topples, blocks westbound lanes
The westbound side of the highway was closed for nearly 7 hours Friday after the driver lost control of the truck on the Exit 11 ramp after he left I-295 southbound.
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Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security
Rep. Jared Golden said he would ‘introduce legislation to repeal’ the order, which would affect Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Togus VA Medical Center, SUBSHIP Bath at Bath Iron Works, the AFL-CIO said.
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Androscoggin jail provides prayer mats, special food for Muslim holy days, sheriff says
An individual this week contacted the district attorney and Lewiston mayor to complain about the lack of accommodations for Muslims in the jail.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills swears in 4 new judges, including state supreme court associate justice
Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Halle Berry testifies before Maine Legislature to support menopause education
‘I’m in menopause, and I had no idea,’ the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. ‘None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.’