Regulators say batteries take up too much of the limited space in Maine’s landfills and have caused a surge in fires.
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A tragic accident 93 years ago took lives and limbs of Topsham schoolchildren | Column
To avoid collision with the trolley, a truck driver swerved on an icy road, hitting a shanty filled with students.
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Bates women’s basketball Dauleiro earns top NESCAC awards
Elsa Daulerio becomes the third player in conference history to be named both overall and defensive player of the year.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston poised to permanently limit city cooperation with ICE
Councilors supporting the measure said it was needed because a new state law taking effect this summer applies only to law enforcement.
Posted inMaine, News
Freedom woman of ‘Blair Witch’ fame is running for office again
Heather Donahue, who was recalled from her Select Board seat in 2025, faces Kory Boulier and Matt Grotton Jr. as she hopes to return to that seat.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Lawmakers draft overhaul of Maine’s scrutinized school funding formula
Proposed legislation includes 9 changes to the state’s Essential Programs and Services formula, which school leaders, lawmakers and researchers say is inequitable and outdated.
Posted inElections, News, Politics
Susan Collins opposes effort to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
Maine’s senators weighed in on a resolution Wednesday that was mostly a symbolic rebuke of Trump after the U.S. and Israel opened a war against Iran.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
New Lewiston football coach gets his dream job
Lewiston native Justin Bisson played for the Blue Devils, was an assistant at the school for six years and was the program’s interim head coach in 2021.
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This bill could give Maine jails more say over holding federal inmates
The bill’s sponsors say an amended version of LD 2058 will clarify that federal agencies can use the state’s county jails if they present probable cause, giving local officials more discretion over whether to take certain detainees.
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Maine governments have spent less than 15% of their opioid settlement funds
Towns and counties across the state cumulatively have received nearly $22 million from the settlements. Just $3 million of that has been spent so far, according to data released this week.