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A new Portland tenants union wants to help monitor for rent control violations
The Portland Tenants Union wants to see the city better enforce its rent control ordinance, even as city staffing and proactive enforcement have increased.
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Posted inMaine, News
FBI agents visit Boothbay transfer station
The bureau says it was not a raid and that agents were ‘conducting routine law enforcement activity.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Politics
Debate complicates Maine legislation for text, app notification for crime victims
Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications for victims, but a bill in the Legislature was met with mixed opinions.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Nonprofit veterans organization receives $30,000 boost
Maine Veterans in Need focuses on providing immediate assistance to veterans who need help by connecting them to a network of nonprofit and state programs seven days per week.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland man killed in crash remembered as loving, spirited friend
George Vandenburgh died in a wrong-way crash last week while on his way to a routine appointment. His dog, Gracie, survived.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Collins clashes with Trump on spending cut
The president informed Congress that he is withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized in the stopgap spending bill that was approved last week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Senate confirms economic development commissioner
Michael Duguay was sworn in as the head of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
UMaine to pause new graduate student job offers, citing funding uncertainty
The flagship public university in Orono will temporarily pause funded offers like research assistantships, which about a quarter of the current graduate students receive.