The proposal seeks to slash $1.1 billion in federal funding already approved for public broadcasting, including $5 million for Maine’s public radio and broadcasting network.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Hyde boarding school accused of abusing students, forced manual labor
A federal lawsuit filed Friday details allegations of forced labor and emotional abuse at the nearly 60-year-old private boarding school in Bath that advertises a character-based education.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds language of voter ID referendum
‘The wording may be complex but it is not complicated,’ the decision states.
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Maine paddleboarder killed in Union was strong and independent, friends say
Sunshine Stewart’s death was ruled a homicide, but few other details have been released.
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Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden join House Democrats’ call for release of withheld education funds
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing $7 billion in federal school funding, including $26 million for Maine, which 150 House Democrats decried as illegal in a Thursday letter to the Department of Education.
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Standish unveils comprehensive plan, last updated in 2006
The town’s updated proposal focuses on how to accommodate rapid post-pandemic population growth while also preserving the town’s rural character.
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Postcard mailed from Washington, D.C., arrives in Maine — 52 years later
Diane Madden was 14 in 1973 when she sent her grandparents in South Portland a postcard from the nation’s capital. Decades later, the memory came back to her through a friendly stranger’s efforts.
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These raspberries will get your mouth watering as peak picking season hits stride
Raspberry and flower picking in Mechanic Falls.
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New Augusta Access Center provides hope to those with drug addiction
“This isn’t just a building, it’s a lifeline, a place where people who use drugs can walk through the doors and be met with dignity and compassion,” said Chasity Tuell, executive director of the Maine Recovery Council.
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Jared Golden introduces bill to increase penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers, judges
The Back the Blue Act proposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years for anyone who kills a federal law enforcement officer, a U.S. judge or a federally funded public safety officer.