The Legislature averted a crisis for about 4,000 Maine adults with intellectual disabilities who are living in group homes or receiving other Medicaid services with unanimous votes Thursday to increase reimbursement rates for direct care workers, officials with nonprofits said. “We are very, very happy. We’re ecstatic,” said Ray Nagel, executive director of the Independence […]

BIDDEFORD, Maine — The University of New England has entered into an articulation agreement with Boston College that allows graduates of UNE’s Sport and Recreation Management program to transfer up to six credits to Boston College’s graduate program in Sports Administration. This will give UNE graduates a head start by beginning the Sports Administration program, […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has identified the suspected location of an overcrowded ferry that sank last week in a deep volcanic crater lake but will need international help to recover the wreck, the chief of the national search and rescue agency said Monday. The ferry had some 200 people on board — about five […]

AUGUSTA — As the race for Maine’s next governor shifts from primary contests to the general election, voters will be hearing a lot about Janet Mills, the Democrat, and Shawn Moody, the Republican. But the primary victories by Mills and Moody also mean voters are sure to hear a lot about the outgoing governor – […]

An independent state lawmaker believes Maine’s new ranked-choice voting system will help his bid to unseat a popular Democratic congresswoman in the state’s 1st Congressional District. Democrat-turned-independent Marty Grohman believes the voting system designed to reveal a consensus winner through ballot rankings and extra tabulations gives him a better chance of beating both a liberal […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eager to keep the Republican Party in control of the Senate, President Donald Trump pressed his tough anti-illegal immigration stance before supporters Saturday, saying “we have to be very strong” as he sought to help boost the candidacy of a one-time critic. Trump was in Las Vegas to assist Dean Heller, […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — In late May, the Maine Water Company teamed up with the Town of Orchard Beach and the Old Orchard Beach Police Department to pay tribute to Gunther, a loyal K9 “officer” who died unexpectedly after experiencing a sudden medical issue last fall. When the department announced Gunther’s sudden death on Facebook in […]

AUGUSTA — A new national state-by-state report shows more young children enrolled in public Pre-K programs nationwide, with Maine investing more in Pre-K, serving nearly 40 percent of 4-year-olds in high-quality pre-K. The State of Preschool 2017 annual report reflects that Maine pre-K served better than 39 percent of the state’s 4-year-old population, above the nationwide […]

LEBANON  — Frances Moulton was 25 when her family last saw her getting onto the back of a motorcycle in July of 2006. She often left home for months at a time and was living a transient lifestyle in the Sanford area. Her family reported her missing the following September. On June 23, 2009, Frances’ body […]

SANFORD — The city is marking its 250th anniversary of incorporation this year and is gearing up for a slam dunk Independence Day celebration — which starts July 3 with a full afternoon and evening of events capped off by fireworks at Number One Pond. On the Fourth, a grand Independence Day parade steps off […]