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Some Maine school districts will be declaring fewer snow days
Some school districts in Maine are changing their snow day policies for this school year. Scarborough will dedicate just two snow days and Portland just three. Both will transition to remote learning...
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Nursing workforce growing in Maine, but 2,800 more needed by 2030
A new report shows initiatives to boost Maine’s nursing workforce have been successful, but data still indicate a shortage of more than 2,800 nurses by 2030. The Maine Nursing Action Coalition report...
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New exhibit showcases 300 years of vegetarianism in Maine
Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History, an exhibit at the Maine Historical Society documents 300 years of research into the vegetarian movement by Portland Press Herald vegan columnist Avery Yale Kamila....
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Maine’s child hunger advocates prepare to defend federal nutrition programs
Advocates working to end childhood food insecurity, estimated to impact one in five Maine children, are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump to attack federal food nutrition programs such as...
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Maine is seeing increase in flu and COVID cases
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said flu and COVID cases are increasing across the state. Data from the first week of the year indicate 99 people have been hospitalized with the...
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Lawmakers to propose bills addressing toxic firefighting foam
The spill of firefighting foam containing PFAS at the former Brunswick Naval Air station last summer has lawmakers developing bills for this legislative session that address toxic foam remaining at...
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Maine will not meet goal to eradicate childhood lead poisoning by 2030
A new report says that Maine’s state goal of eradicating lead poisoning by 2030 will not be realized until 2050. Dr. Andrew Smith, a toxicologist for the Maine Center for the Disease Control and...
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2 eastern Europeans charged in Shenna Bellows swatting case
Two eastern European men have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the swatting attempts on Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. Bellows and her family received threats of violence...
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Protesters rallied at 16 demonstrations across Maine
Protesters rallied at 16 statewide demonstrations this weekend called “March: End the Madness.” Hundreds filled Monument Square in Portland Saturday to speak out about the Trump Administration’s...
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Department of Homeland Security ends bargaining agreement with TSA union
The Department of Homeland Security has terminated its collective bargaining agreement with the union representing 47,000 transportation safety officers across the country. William Reiley, a Portland...
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Judge rules state must provide attorneys or release indigent defendants from...
A Maine Superior Court judge has ruled that the state is failing to meet its obligation to provide legal counsel to defendants who cannot afford their own attorney. Justice Michaela Murphy ordered the...
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House panel says Bowdoin failed to adequately address campus antisemitism
The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce says Bowdoin College leaders have failed to adequately respond to campus antisemitism since the Hamas attack on Israel two years ago. Republican...
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Canadian seaweed company has closed its Maine operations
Canada-based Acadian Seaplants closed its Maine operations in Jonesboro in April, citing the exchange rate, transportation costs and tariffs as the drivers of the decision. Company President and CEO...
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Thousands of new Maine license plates need to be reprinted, state says
Thousands of the new Maine Pine Tree and Classic license plates need to be reprinted because of a spacing issue between the numbers and letters, according to the state. Emily Cook, senior policy...
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Northeastern governors and eastern Canadian premiers meet in Boston to...
While the G7 summit got underway in Alberta, Canada, Northeastern governors and eastern Canadian premiers converged on Boston on Monday to take up trade wars and other issues that threaten to divide...
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