For perhaps the first time, both the council chair and vice chair are women, as are now six of the seven councilors.
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Posted inMaine, Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine opts in to landmark NCAA settlement that allows direct payments to athletes
The state’s only Division I program had initially planned to opt out of a ruling that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
South Portland bank ATM robbed by 3 masked suspects, police say
An ATM technician was allegedly punched and ordered at gunpoint to open the machine’s vault Monday morning.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
MaineCare and Maine families need protecting | Opinion
My mother and I are counting on Sen. Collins to step up and reject all cuts to health care being weighed in D.C.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Former Portsmouth shipyard worker pleads guilty to embezzling $10K from union
Kyle Chasse, the labor union’s former president who admitted he misused union funds to dine out and shop at stores, could now face up to 20 years in jail and a maximum $250,000 fine.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine issues new fish consumption limits for PFAS-tainted waters
Six bodies of water have new fish consumption advisories due to elevated levels of forever chemicals.
Posted inNews, Politics
Sen. Collins in spotlight as Trump budget bill heads to final vote in Senate
While Sen. Susan Collins is among a handful of Republican holdouts, Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has been a vocal opponent of the bill, which would extend tax cuts, slash funding for health insurance and food assistance and roll back clean energy incentives.
Posted inLetters
Maine’s community mental health workers need our support | Letter
I was moved and angered by the recent letter to the editor by Elisabeth Corrales, “Maine mental health workers must guard against burnout” (June 24). I was moved by Ms. Corrales’ courage to write a letter that describes her efforts to attain support regarding her own struggles resulting from working in a high-stress, intense and […]
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Americorps volunteer will assist Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center
Jennifer Leslie will help the Fuller Center repair homes for those unable to complete repairs themselves.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Scarborough’s Emerson Flaker earns Gatorade girls track and field honor
Flaker wins the honor for the second straight season after defending her Class A title in the 200 and 400.