The school budget proposal is 4.89% higher than last year’s and will raise property taxes for the owner of a median home by about $120 a year.
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Posted inCommunity, Elections, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Biddeford voters approve $52.6M school budget
Voters also chose 7 members of the new Charter Review Commission and picked a Democratic nominee for the York County Commissioners.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
In a small Maine town, a mysterious cold case is pulled out of the water
Thriller writer Gillian French releases second novel starring fingerprint analyst Shaw Connolly.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Westbrook voters approve $57.2M school budget
The total municipal and school budget is $106.5 million.
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Read the poem ‘The countryside of age is made of wrinkles’ by Jo Radner
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inLetters
Report on struggling Mainers only scratched the surface | Letter
A recent study suggests that nearly half of the state’s households are unable to cover basic costs. The reality on the ground is worse.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
A common-sense fix for Medicare’s three-day rule | Opinion
The proposed Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act would enhance access to the skilled nursing care that patients deserve.
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The fight for America’s future has kicked off in Maine | Opinion
The U.S. Senate showdown between Susan Collins and Graham Platner shows us what’s at stake in the coming midterms.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
EMS crews scramble as Maine hospitals end drug partnership
2 Maine hospital groups say the DEA is forcing them to stop supplying local EMS with critical drugs. The feds say they’re wrong. Local EMS crews are caught in between.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Larry J. Potter
PORTLAND – Larry J. Potter, 72, of Portland, died on Jan 9, 2025.
A Graveside service will be held on Monday …