The budget is up 4.9% from the current fiscal year.
April 2026
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics’ Brad Stevens named NBA Executive of the Year
Stevens, who rebuild the roster to avoid paying a massive luxury tax bill, wins for the 2nd time in 3 years.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Pingree, Bush lead fundraising in Maine governor’s race ahead of primaries
The latest campaign finance reports filed with the state provide a look at who is best positioned to succeed in the June 9 primaries, though a fundraising lead does not guarantee victory at the ballot box.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Forward Shawn Element added to Mariners playoff roster
Element played 8 games for Maine earlier this season before being loaned to Milwaukee of the AHL.
Posted inCommunity, News
Kingfield to hear public comments on Bowdoin campsite
The planning board will take input on the college’s project, which aims to develop a campsite for students’ use.
Posted inLetters
Campaigning for Nirav Shah restored my optimism | Letter
It’s easy for young people, growing up in today’s political environment, to feel powerless in the face of everything happening around us. As an 18-year-old, being constantly exposed to news cycles filled with conflict, injustice and inhumanity makes it difficult to wake up hopeful when it feels like nothing makes a difference. I knew I […]
Posted inLetters
Susan Collins consistently delivers for Maine people | Letter
In response to Allison Kupfer Poteet’s April 6 op-ed (“Susan Collins has turned her back on women”), no, Susan Collins has not turned her back on women. As a mother, sister and caregiver for my dear mom in her final months, I find it offensive to suggest that an entire gender’s concerns can be reduced […]
Posted inMaine, News
Jury awards more than $100M in Robert Indiana art copyright case
The artist best known for his LOVE sculpture spent 40 years in Vinalhaven. Some of the artwork attributed to him late in life was fraudulent, a federal court and jury decided.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, Outdoors
At 79, Portland chocolatier is riding across the U.S. to raise money for MS
While he’s at it, Dean Bingham hopes to snag a Guinness World Record.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Judge rules against Augusta school board in ‘Corn Pop’ free speech lawsuit
The ruling orders the school board to stop enforcing certain restrictions on public comments during its meetings while the lawsuit continues.