Maine - Portland Press Herald

Second attempt to pass Kennebunk-area school district budget fails

by Sydney Richelieu September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

The trimmed-down $61.7 million proposal failed at the polls last week, sending RSU 21 into the new school year with the budget in limbo.

Maine, News

Police say ambulance driver will not be charged in fatal Van Buren crash

by Morgan Womack September 3, 2025September 4, 2025

Prosecutors determined there was ‘no negligence’ in the crash that killed a child, the Maine State Police said.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Portland’s pandemic babies start kindergarten focused on friends, monkey bars

by Riley Board September 3, 2025September 4, 2025

The city’s youngest students began their academic journeys at 8 elementary schools Wednesday, which also marked the start of a new early literacy-focused ed tech program in the district’s Title I schools.

Business, Food, Maine, News

King’s Head Pub opens Freeport location

by Tim Cebula September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

The gastropub replaces the Jameson Tavern on Main Street.

Leslie Bridgers, Maine, News, Outdoors

How Mainers handle ticks, from tweezers to tape | Column

by Leslie Bridgers September 3, 2025September 6, 2025

Experts say there’s only one right way to remove a tick, but what you do with it after is mostly up to you.

Maine

Gorham Town Council sends 2 referendums to voters

by Robert Lowell September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Schools want $2.5 million leftover funds reallocated; town seeks $2.4 million for culvert replacements.

Maine, News, Politics

Maine Beer Co. co-owner the latest Democrat to enter 2026 Senate race

by John Terhune September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Dan Kleban, 48, joins a growing pool of Democrats seeking to unseat incumbent Susan Collins by promising to fight the rising cost of living.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Lewiston mass shooting survivors, families sue over Army’s failure to prevent mass shooting

by Emily Allen and Joe Charpentier September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

More than 100 victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had filed a notice of claims against the federal government last fall and are now suing in U.S. District Court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages.