The combined municipal and school budget proposal is about 10.9% more than this year’s adopted budget.
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Will Maine lawmakers agree on their $500M+ budget proposal?
The spending package includes a new tax on millionaires and $300 relief checks, and would spend down the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund by about $292 million in an election year.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Pizza truck Il Leone won’t open on Peaks Island this summer
The popular outdoor pizza restaurant on Lions Club land has been open for 5 summers.
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Portland tops Food & Wine’s list of best small cities for food and drink
Aragosta on Deer Isle also headed the magazine’s roundup of the best hotels for dining.
Posted inFact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Did Maine record more than 10,000 drug overdoses in 2025? | Fact brief
Drug overdoses have declined each year in Maine since 2022, according to official statistics.
Posted inBusiness, News
Rock Row developers pitch hotel, housing and more retail in Westbrook
While homes in the development will be high-end, Waterstone Properties is looking for a site to build ‘attainable housing’ for people who work there.
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Former Ohno Cafe owners opening South Portland pub
The Dooryard Pub will be in the former space of Modestman Brewing.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
How Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools are preparing for major changes
The shifts in grade distribution in MSAD 51’s new One Campus raise hundreds of questions.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Opera in the Pines takes its audience to ‘A Masked Ball’ for its 5th anniversary production
The Verdi opera, which puts the audience right in the action, will be at Poland Spring Resort this month.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Water damage shuts down Poland Community School for third day
The school has been closed since Monday as crews work to repair the building, according to Regional School Unit 16 officials.