Voters in Berwick, North Berwick and Lebanon are set to consider a proposal that would require a roughly 8.61% tax hike, as well as a separate school renovation grant.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
With traumatic injuries, time matters. Here’s where Maine’s system falls short.
The explosion in Searsmont showed how the state’s health care providers work together during a crisis. Some say they need help.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
National donors are backing Garrett Mason for governor. Will Republican voters?
The only former lawmaker in the Republican primary is pitching himself as the experienced candidate in a field of political outsiders.
Posted inMaine, News
Missing Westbrook girl found safe
Police say the 11-year-old was located and is safe.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Watch the Democrats hoping to take on Paul LePage in a high-stakes debate
Matt Dunlap, Joe Baldacci, Paige Loud and Jordan Wood are facing off Thursday night.
Posted inCommunity, News
Bronze flag holders disappear from veterans’ graves in apparent theft on Orr’s Island
Cemetery found 41 flag holders were missing two weeks before Memorial Day.
Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
Feds charge man in Maine with identity theft, passport fraud
Federal prosecutors allege Matthew Charnay has evaded several law enforcement investigations across the country.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News, Times Record
Midcoast Youth Center to hold its first-ever film festival
The Youth Voices Film Festival will highlight skateboarding culture and adventure sports of Midcoast Maine and beyond.
Posted inCommunity, News
Kittery Town Council approves $22.8 million municipal budget
The budget is expected to result in an 8.5% tax increase, though the mill rate won’t be officially set until September.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, News
Group behind Live Nation venue in Portland is preparing to sue the city
The City Council halted the controversial 3,300-seat Portland Music Hall project last month by expanding a required buffer between large music venues.