The group recommends the construction of a new Eight Corners School on the existing site.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Kennebunk couple relocate their entire restaurant — as the clock ticks
Basement kitchens add to the challenge of moving heavy restaurant equipment, front- and back-of-the-house systems must be rethought in the new spaces, and other difficulties of moving a restaurant lock, stock and barrel. Chez Rosa owners can tell the tale.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine leads the country with first aquaculture apprenticeship program
Faced with a shortage of skilled workers for the state’s fish, shellfish and seaweed farms, Maine is breaking ground to find a solution.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Proposed Pell grant eligibility changes could ‘devastate’ Maine’s community colleges
A US House budget bill would eliminate federal financial aid for part-time students, which could have major repercussions at community colleges, although a Senate version of the bill walks back those limits.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Republican effort to overturn state budget with people’s veto falls short
The effort to overturn the $11.3 billion continuing services budget approved in March could have forced a government shutdown.
Posted inLocal & State
South Portland teacher named Cumberland County Teacher of the Year
Monica Malcomson, of Cape Elizabeth, teaches with love.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Cumberland County Jail officer detained by ICE had applied for asylum
Gratien Milandou-Wamba was detained by ICE officers while driving to work on April 19. He is being held in a New Hampshire jail awaiting court proceedings.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine
Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers’ home addresses pulled from state websites after Minnesota killings
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the addresses for legislative candidates were removed from her office’s website ‘out of an abundance of caution.’