The unveiling comes at a time when federal funding is uncertain and cuts could lead to downsizing services.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Body of missing Lewiston man found in Little Androscoggin River
Police did not release any cause of Ryan-Eric Richardson’s death. An autopsy is expected to get underway Friday.
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Posted inMaine, News
Skydiver critically injured after hard landing in Lebanon
An unidentified man fell ‘at a high rate of speed from heights of more than 50 feet’ at Skydive New England, officials said.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
Posted inMaine, News
35-pound hunk of metal that damaged car in Portland may have fallen from plane
The metal rod crumpled the rear hatch of the Volkswagen Jetta parked at the Casco Bay Lines parking lot.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mainers join in nationwide protests against Trump administration
Hundreds of people in Portland and other cities across the state joined protests that also marked May Day, which commemorates the historic triumphs and trials of the labor movement internationally.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s state revenues expected to level off, then decline in future years
Revenues are expected to increase slightly in the current year, followed by a slight decrease over the next two years.
Posted inMaine
Federal cuts to AmeriCorps jeopardize more than 120 positions in Maine
Volunteer Maine, the commission that administers funding for many of Maine’s AmeriCorps programs, was notified last week that grant funding was being terminated.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Dr. Nirav Shah, former Maine CDC director, to be commencement speaker at UMF graduation
Jonathan Moody, University of Maine at Farmington alumnus and Maine’s 2024 State Superintendent of the Year, will receive an honorary doctorate degree, the school announced.
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Despite challenges, Windham-Raymond backpack program continues to assist
Marge Govoni, vice chair of the RSU 14 Board of Directors, and Ryan Roderick, nutrition director, said the program provides aid to more than 100 families.