The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23.
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Bath-built destroyer shoots down drone in Middle East
The USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone in the Red Sea that the Pentagon said may have been launched by Houthi forces in support of Hamas.
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With a huge need, Press Herald Toy Fund helps to brighten children’s holidays for 75th year
The annual toy drive was started in 1949 by a newspaper editor and Portland social worker. Since then, ‘there’s never been a year that this didn’t happen,’ said operations manager Jeff Ham.
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Shut out: How the Deaf community was forgotten during the Lewiston mass shooting
Four deaf people were killed and five others were injured when Robert Card opened fire at Schemengees Bar & Grille. But for hours afterward, interpreters were kept out of critical information sharing.
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Freeport Community Services celebrates 20 years of Thanksgiving meals
The annual Community Thanksgiving Meal is part of a larger effort to collect and distributed donated food to those in need.
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Bowdoinham farm to host new holiday market in collaboration with local artisan
Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham is hosting a holiday market including local artisans, live music and children’s activities at its new, timber-framed community space from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25. After a decade of working together, Hilary Crowell of The Cultivated Thread and Beth Schiller of Dandelion Spring Farm are expanding their […]
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Lawmakers will take up bills to increase shelter funding, but won’t ban encampment sweeps
Legislative leaders decided Thursday to allow lawmakers to move forward with bills to shore up the state’s emergency shelters amid rising numbers of homeless people.
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Future of Freeport’s downtown, housing top of mind for Town Council leadership
A pair of veteran council members will swap spots for their upcoming three-year terms.
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Some Midcoast lawmakers support assault weapons ban in response to Lewiston mass shooting
Gov. Janet Mills has reached out to lawmakers about possible gun control measures after the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Central Maine landlord accused of sexually harassing tenants, asking for sex instead of rent
Fred L. Wheeler II of Manchester has been accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing women tenants and applicants for the housing units he has managed in Augusta, Lewiston and Sabbatus since 2016.