The skeletal remains were officially identified as a Livermore Falls man.
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Breakfast and lunch cafe set to open in Morrill’s Corner in Portland
Mandy and Matt’s Cafe will take over the former home of Samuel’s Bar & Grill.
Lewiston teen faces deportation after Border Patrol in Maine detains him
The Border Patrol is ‘detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?’ said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
Federal government delays $1.6 million for Waterville, delaying downtown improvement projects
The city applied for the money a year ago and was on track to receive it, but was notified late last week the money will not be coming this year, a city official said.
DOGE cuts stall Maine seafood business trying to go green
Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.
Maine lawmakers endorse nominees to state’s high, superior courts
The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez’s nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee’s to the Superior Court.
In second investigation, Trump again finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
Meanwhile, the Maine Principals’ Association has challenged the Trump administration’s findings from a separate federal investigation into the body’s rules regarding transgender athletes.
Portland teachers, parents join national protests against Trump’s cuts to education
Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a ‘walk-in’ Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. Department of Education.
Scarborough committee to name two final options for school project next week
“We are still targeting a solution under $130 million,” said the committee’s chairman.