An amended bill passed by the education committee incorporates some of the commission’s recommendations, but a $100 million price tag might scare lawmakers.
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Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
For Sea Dogs players, baseball is a year-round effort
The start of the season is a chance to show that work in the offseason paid off.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Times Record
Freeport middle schooler headed to national math competition
An eighth grader from Freeport Middle School is one step closer to competing in the national Mathcounts competition.
Posted inCommunity, News
Arundel mobile home owners forming co-op as Select Board weighs rent stabilization
Residents of the Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park have spent months exploring methods to shield themselves from rent increases that they say they’re unable to afford.
Posted inLetters
Ranked choice voting would be great for Maine | Letter
I read that the Maine Supreme Court is hearing arguments, on April 1, about ranked choice voting (RCV) and it got me thinking about how much my own move from Framingham, Massachusetts, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, changed the way I look at voting. When I lived in Framingham, we never had enough candidates to get a […]
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Orange Bike releasing new collaboration beer with Tandem Coffee
Proceeds from the new stout will benefit environmental causes.
Posted inHealth, News
Federal appeals court agrees to dismiss weight loss drug lawsuits filed by Mainers
Two Maine residents sued their insurance companies in 2024, accusing them of discrimination for not covering weight loss medication.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
5 takeaways from the new MaineHousing annual report
The report released Wednesday highlighted progress on investments in affordable housing, first-time homeowner loans and efforts to prevent homelessness.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Politics
A bill to give Maine jails more leeway with immigration authorities is on track to become law
Proponents say the bill — passed by the Legislature this week and expected to be signed by Gov. Janet Mills — clarifies an existing law and would allow sheriffs to turn away federal immigration detainees in some instances.
Posted inFeature Obituary
Longtime Kennebec Journal photojournalist Andy Molloy dies at 57
Molloy, a fill-the-room personality with connections in every Maine corner, worked for the KJ for 3 decades, framing fires, elections and everything in between.