Morse High School students would start school around 8:40 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m. under one proposal; several Maine school districts have recently switched to later start times at high schools, saying the extra sleep benefits students.
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State ethics commission fines group behind ‘right to repair’ referendum
The Maine Automotive Right to Repair Committee was assessed a $35,000 fine for late notifications of major contributions to donors and the commission.
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Police investigating another homicide, this one in Westbrook
Clarence James Pearson, 61, was found dead at a Mechanic Street apartment early Tuesday. His homicide is the fifth reported in Maine since Nov. 21.
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The FBI set a standard for active shooter training. Ten years later, Maine still isn’t widely using it.
Ongoing training varies by department and agency, and not all departments use the program identified by the FBI as the national standard for active shooter trainings.
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Slim and Shorty and the story behind a Toy Fund tradition
Slim and Shorty were the nicknames adopted by a pair of 94-year-old women, who shared a legacy that continues to brighten the holidays for children in need.
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Firefighters douse apartment fire above Harpswell restaurant
Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue crews extinguished the blaze above The School House 1913 restaurant Tuesday morning.
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Maine expects $265 million budget surplus over 2 years
The stronger-than-expected revenue forecast – including a $139 million surplus in this fiscal year – is driven primarily by consumer spending, sales tax growth and income tax returns.
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Brunswick climate task force recommends emission reduction targets
Brunswick’s Climate Action Task Force is proposing emission reduction targets of 65% by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
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Bath midwifery site of Maine’s third human milk bank
Soft Corner Midwifery in Bath recently announced the opening of the third outpatient donor milk dispensary in Maine in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. A donor milk dispensary is a community location where a family whose baby has a prescription can obtain donor milk for use at home. Currently, babies at many Maine hospitals […]
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Newly elected Bath rep. appointed to Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee
Rep. David Sinclair, D-Bath, will serve as a member of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government. He was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland. “Maine has a long history of strong local government,” Sinclair said in a prepared release. “It is vital to a thriving democracy, and I look […]