Local & State
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
With EMTs in short supply, ambulance services in rural Maine want state to come to the rescue
A shortage of EMTs and paramedics has left rural ambulance services in dire shape, EMS professionals say, and it's time for the state to step in and help.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Portland school board members support waiting till June to fill vacant seats
The City Council is expected to discuss options for filling the three vacant seats on the school board at its Dec. 20 meeting.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Portland superintendent plans to leave at end of 2023-24 school year
Xavier Botana, who joined the district in 2016, says he plans to leave at the end of the two-year contract extension he received Tuesday night.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
World War II ‘Code Girls’ recognized on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Jane Case of Scarborough and Leona Wright of Cornish were among the Navy cryptologists who helped the Allies win the war and blazed a path for women in the military.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Yarmouth police investigating thefts from mailbox outside post office
The drive-thru mailbox at Forest Falls Plaza has been overflowing with mail, making it an easy target for criminals, police said.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Winslow High grieves following death of coach who was ‘big, positive presence’
Pete Bolduc worked as a teacher at Winslow High School for 15 years, joined the football coaching staff in 2010 and was later named co-head coach.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Long-term state revenue projections ‘volatile,’ Maine lawmakers told
The words of caution come as the Legislature prepares to debate what it should do with $822 million in additional revenue being projected for the current two-year budget.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Fatal fire in Bangor followed removal of encampment of homeless people
An advocate blames the tragedy on the city’s decision to clear the I-395 encampment without offering housing alternatives.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Remains found off Edison Drive belonged to missing Augusta man from 2017, police say
Scott A. Milliken, an Augusta resident who was reported missing in 2017, was identified as the person whose skeletal remains were found last month.
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