Market Basket is building its third store in Maine at the Topsham Fair Mall.
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Topsham-area school district holds safety forums amid rising threats to students
Maine School Administrative District 75 recently hosted two forums to explain steps it is taking to keep children safe in an academic year marked by an unusually high number of threats to local students. The forums, held Jan. 22 and 30, had a secondary purpose of teaching parents the proper way for them to respond […]
Midcoast Humane to host ‘speed dating’ event to find pets homes
Midcoast Humane is hosting an event Friday to match adoptable dogs and cats with new homes. This “speed dating event with a furry twist” will be from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Midcoast Humane’s adoption center at 5 Industrial Parkway in Brunswick. Attendees will spend two minutes connecting with each pet, of whom Midcoast […]
Kittery police uncover new information in 41-year-old missing person case
Investigators are looking for people who worked at the Borderline restaurant on Route 1 in Kittery in the early 1980s and might have known Reeves K. Johnson III.
U.S. Senate border security bill includes faster work permits for asylum seekers
Maine’s congressional delegation has been pushing to let asylum seekers work sooner, although the prospects appear dim for the bipartisan Senate bill that contains Sen. Susan Collins’ provision on speeding up work permits.
Major solar projects in Maine are being delayed by lengthy reviews
A trade group of manufacturers also has filed a complaint with the state supreme court over high costs charged to businesses to subsidize solar expansion.
Lawmakers narrowly advance Midcoast senator’s bill to add right to abortion to Maine Constitution
Democratic Sen. Eloise Vitelli’s bill now faces an uphill climb, as it requires supermajorities to clear the Legislature.
Storm-battered Maine communities look to state funding to prepare for warmer, wetter future
Gov. Janet Mills wants to invest $50 million into a fund that is already helping communities across the state prepare for more storms fueled by climate change.
The economy is booming. So, why don’t people feel better about it?
A disconnect exists between big-picture indicators like unemployment and wages and the reality of day-to-day life for many in Maine, where groceries and housing costs remain stubbornly high.