Local & State
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a 'perfect storm of financial pressures' that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Portland police investigate report of shots fired near Congress Street
Police said Saturday that no one appeared to be injured, but a suspect is in custody.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down
Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats 'flatly rejected.'
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Portland playwright takes a page from her own script to help others work through grief
While working on 'Death Wings,' which premieres next week, Bess Welden began holding community workshops for people dealing with loss.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Portland jetport restaurant workers sue employer, alleging they were underpaid
The two said they were paid as tipped workers – half the state's minimum wage – even when they did work that earned them no tips.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Social workers on front lines ask lawmakers for support, reinforcements
A bill presented Friday would expand a program to cover student loan debt for eligible social workers in hopes of attracting, and keeping, more professionals to help children and adults who are waiting for support.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Craft beverage makers across central Maine put down roots
For Absolem Cider Co., Run Amok Mead and Sidereal Farm Brewing, digging in and growing their craft beverage businesses is as important as the drinks they are making.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Legislators tentatively OK probe into workplace culture at state fire marshal’s office
Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial
More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church's motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
‘Night of the Living Rez’ adds National Book Critics Circle award to accolades
Levant author Morgan Talty keeps amassing awards for his debut collection of stories.
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