Grants awarded by the U.S. Forest Service will pay for private landowners to adopt climate-friendly forestry practices and conserve old-growth forests for carbon storage and help the Penobscot Nation enter carbon market.
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Parents send their gratitude to Toy Fund donors
Parents share their heartfelt gratitude to all those who helped give their children a bit of joy for the holidays.
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Police investigating drive-by shooting in Westbrook
No one was injured in the shooting that took place Sunday evening.
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Sen. Collins helps usher another Alzheimer’s bill into law
The Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act of 2024, which was signed into law Wednesday, renews and expands federal funding opportunities for dementia care and support.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House passes $895 billion defense policy bill with pay raise for troops
The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Bill to protect journalists from revealing sources is ‘on life support’
Press advocates and media organizations have been appealing for passage of the Press Act, which would create a federal shield law for journalists and their sources.
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Greene man loses court appeal over junkyard at home
George Stanley called his property a work of art. But the town of Greene and Maine’s highest court call it a junkyard.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
FBI Director Christopher Wray will resign before Trump takes office
By stepping down rather than waiting to be fired, Christopher Wray is trying to avert a collision with the new administration that he said would have further entangled the FBI ‘deeper into the fray.’
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Maine’s Child Development Services is struggling to pay its contractors on time
After significant turnover in the finance office, Maine’s Department of Education says CDS has experienced ‘widespread’ issues with paying some of its 345 contracted providers on time.
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Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth
Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.