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Garden at Gorham’s Little Falls Activity Center uprooted

by Robert Lowell April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

The plot apparently fell victim to neglect and was removed last week.

Business, Maine

Maine’s new cold storage facility is at the center of a legal battle over millions in unpaid bills

by Kay Neufeld April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Several construction companies that helped build the refrigerated shipping warehouse in Portland say they are still waiting to be compensated.

Maine, News

Skowhegan town manager quits, citing lack of support

by Jake Freudberg April 22, 2025April 23, 2025

The news of Dawn DiBlasi’s resignation after one year as town manager came at the end of a contentious 3 1/2-hour select board meeting Tuesday.

Maine, News

Cruise ship fire in Portland may have been caused by maintenance lapse, NTSB says

by Daniel Kool April 22, 2025April 23, 2025

An explosion and fire in the Ocean Navigator’s engine room in October 2023 forced about 200 passengers and crew members to evacuate and left one employee burned.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Four of five suspects in 2022 Kennedy Park shooting have been sentenced

by Daniel Kool April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Two of the men charged in the 2022 shooting that left bullet holes in a child’s bedroom were given jail time and probation this month.

Business, Maine, News

Maine takes first step toward more accurately tracking efforts to resolve housing crisis

by Kelley Bouchard April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

A bill to require Maine cities and towns to report annual home construction data is headed for the House — but without bipartisan support or a mandate that all municipalities participate.

Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education

Judge orders Energy Department to pause research funding changes for UMaine, other schools

by Riley Board April 22, 2025April 23, 2025

The University of Maine receives $26.3 million from the Department of Energy through 8 multiyear awards.

Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education

Four Maine college presidents sign national letter decrying Trump education ‘overreach’

by Riley Board and Daniel Kool April 22, 2025April 23, 2025

The presidents of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and the University of New England joined more than 230 college leaders in rebuking the federal government’s ‘political interference’ in higher education.