The lawsuit questions why districts can pay tuition to outside public and private schools, but are barred from paying public funding to religious schools.
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Inspections could have caught faulty wheel that killed detective, probe shows
Col. John Cote said Friday that a state police investigation found Detective Benjamin Campbell was following proper procedure when he was struck by a tire in Hampden.
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Maine company that supports startups by women gets $80,000
Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator says it will use the money to support companies founded by women, as well as institutional and academic spinoffs that help startups in Maine and Northern New England.
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Dressbarn to close stores, including 5 in Maine
The parent company continues to operate Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and other stores.
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Commentary: Primaries will more accurately reflect Maine voters’ presidential preferences
Many communities have simply outgrown our traditional caucus system.
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Bangor police charge man with attempted murder
They say the suspect, from Orrington, fired several shots that wounded another man, who is expected to survive.
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Portland scales back infrastructure upgrades because of soaring construction costs
Other cities and the Maine Turnpike Authority are also contending with construction prices far above what they had budgeted.
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Police shoot man in armed confrontation in Medford, north of Bangor
The man, wanted on warrants, failed to stop for police in Milo and fled to Medford, about 9 miles away. He was taken to a Bangor hospital while neither officer was hurt.
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Cross Insurance acquires Connecticut insurance agency
The Bangor-based company said it has purchased family-owned DiMatteo Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
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Milford man to serve more than 12 years in prison for robbery
Richard Moloney was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for robbing the County Road Market in Milford and the Bangor Savings Branch in Orono.