Local & State

Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.'
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.