Lawmakers considered a bill to ban the small plastic bottles found at hotels by 2032 with the intent of reducing plastic waste in tourism-heavy Maine.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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SoPo, Cape Elizabeth Methodist churches unite to form Lighthouse Cooperative Parish
Meet the Rev. Gwyneth Arrison, the newly appointed pastor at Peoples, Thornton Heights and Cape Elizabeth United Methodist churches.
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18th annual Tri for a Cure returns to South Portland area
Residents can expect road closures and traffic delays on Sunday morning.
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Piper Shores executive named board chair of LeadingAge Maine
Leanne Fiet, the chief operating officer and administrator at Piper Shores, will serve for two years.
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On Maine islands, housing shortages threaten community survival
Islands with year-round residents need emergency responders, gas station attendants, postal workers, store clerks and teachers. When there’s nowhere for vital workers to live, they turn elsewhere. It’s eroding a storied way of life.
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Laurel Libby draws impassioned crowd to Topsham event as she weighs run for governor
The Auburn Republican state representative spoke about free speech issues and the controversy surrounding her social media post of a photo of a transgender athlete.
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Maine’s voter-approved campaign finance limits deemed unconstitutional
A US District Court judge rules that the referendum, which was passed by nearly 75% of voters in November, runs afoul of the First Amendment.
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What’s up with those new athletic complexes on the Back Cove trail?
Facilities have been reinstalled after a stormwater retention project required them to be razed 4 years ago.
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Maine’s high court hears Bath Iron Works lawsuit over paid family leave rules
The shipyard and the Maine Chamber of Commerce sued the state over a new 1% payroll tax. It could affect 1,500 companies and 40% of the state’s workers.
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Maine teachers, school leaders concerned about impact of cutting federal DOE
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can move forward with plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and lay off nearly 1,400 federal employees.