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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Watch 2 experts shoot a Maine-made bullet-resistant backpack
A retired chief firearms officer for the state corrections department and a founder of Portland police’s SWAT team took a Mundbora body shield to a shooting range.
Posted inMaine, News
1 dead, 1 injured in head-on crash in Eddington
A work vehicle was legally parked in a breakdown lane on Route 9 when a van crossed the road and struck it head-on Monday, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says.
Posted inMaine, News
Mending Health to stop offering Mainers coverage next year
The health insurance provider will no longer offer coverage to state residents as of Jan. 1, 2027, according to the Maine Bureau of Insurance.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, The Maine Forecast
What’s the Election Day weather forecast for Maine?
Tuesday is expected to mark the beginning of a warm spell, with highs in the 80s across much of Maine, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inCommunity, News
What you need to know about Portland’s new Rising Eddy Community Pool
The former Kiwanis Pool is expected to reopen in late June or early July after massive renovations that quadrupled its capacity.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Cape Elizabeth middle schoolers shared insensitive content on Minecraft server
The material included racist, antisemitic, homophobic and sexually explicit content, Principal Sarah Rubin said in an email to community members.
Posted inCommunity, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Gorham voters getting texts urging them to check AI-generated budget website
It’s not clear who is behind the site, which claims to be an ‘independent analysis of public records’ and identifies ‘red flags’ in the district’s proposed school budget.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
ICE stopped lodging detainees in Cumberland County. Lawyers say that’s made their jobs even harder.
Immigration advocates wanted ICE out of the jail in Portland. Now, they’re grappling with the fallout: federal detainees are being held farther from Maine.