Plans are now underway for the return of the Maine State Library, the Maine State Museum and the Archive to the state Cultural Building as its $45 million renovation project nears completion.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Taco Trio has reopened in its original South Portland location
The restaurant has (once again) moved down the block, this time returning to its longtime home in the Knightville neighborhood.
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Posted inMaine, News
Human scalp seized in 2022 at Fairfield auction house repatriated to New Mexico tribe
The remains were seized from Poulin Antiques & Auctions Inc., where an ‘Apache scalp’ was listed for sale online.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Chief justice, in rare statement, rebukes Trump’s call to impeach judge who ruled against his deportation plans
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeachment — a rare step usually taken only in cases of grave ethical or criminal misconduct — as an inappropriate response to a ruling the president doesn’t like.
Posted inMaine, News
Groups launch $62M conservation project in western Maine
Four environmental groups are teaming up on a fundraising drive to conserve 78,000 acres of forest along the Magalloway River.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine
Standish arts center looks to raise money amid uncertain future
The Schoolhouse Arts Center, a staple of artistic life in Standish, is looking to raise $3,000 to help enhance its programming and maintain its aging building.
Posted inNation & World
Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza, killing more than 400 and shattering ceasefire with Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes, which killed mostly women and children, after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement.
Posted inMaine
Portland City Council establishes social housing task force
The group, which will be appointed by the mayor, will explore how to establish middle-income housing that would be owned, operated and managed by the city.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
White House giving Maine 10 days to comply with transgender ruling
The federal DHHS says the state is in violation of Title IX and must accept a proposed resolution, which includes returning federal funding and retraining staff, or risk referral to the Justice Department ‘for appropriate action.’
Posted inMaine, News
Unsafe levels of forever chemicals found at Brunswick golf course
The state is calling on the Navy to test more wells in the area of Mere Creek Golf Course, which is about 1.5 miles from the site of Maine’s largest firefighting foam spill.