The proposal would provide about $3 million for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning, which lost federal Title X funding when they refused to accept restrictions on discussing abortion with their clients.
February 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Press Play: Listen to ‘Unlovely’ by The Ballroom Thieves
The folk rock trio’s album by the same name comes out Friday.
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Posted inBusiness, Food
Bar Harbor chef named HospitalityMaine’s 2020 Chef of the Year
Louis Kiefer Jr. of the Bar Harbor Inn will accept the award at a gala in March.
Posted inNews, Politics
Bloomberg to open campaign office in Bangor
The Exchange Street office, scheduled to open Saturday, comes as the Democratic candidate makes a push in Super Tuesday states.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland planners OK contract zone for O’Neil Street project
The zoning proposal will go before City Council for approval, after which the project will undergo site plan review.
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
Maine Events: Join the party at bicentennial celebrations across the Pine Tree State
Dances, concerts, exhibits, bean suppers, historical talks and a film festival are among the special events planned in Maine this year to mark the 200th anniversary of statehood.
Posted inNation & World, News
Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on cruise ship
Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the first fatality is a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized since Feb. 1.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Feb. 19-29
Shake Your Groove Thing in Freeport Exhibits/Galleries Black History Month Art Competition,/Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, finalists on display in local U.S. Cellular stores, where the public is invited to vote on their favorite piece of art through Feb. 29. Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress […]
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine had dozens more hepatitis A cases in 2019
Aroostook and Kennebec counties accounted for more than half the number of cases in Maine last year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Fast-growing Wex reports record revenue of $1.72 billion for 2019
The Portland-based payment processing company reported revenue growth of 15% from a year earlier.