A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state’s public universities from getting any worse.
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Maine lawmakers consider expanding Supreme Judicial Court’s ability to review sentences
L.D. 363 would allow anyone convicted of a crime to appeal their sentence to the Maine Sentencing Review Panel.
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Bowdoinham Select Board continues to butt heads with Recycling Barn owner
Board members claim David Berry’s vision for the Recycling Barn is nothing new and won’t save the town money at a tense Tuesday meeting.
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Inflation, enrollment spike could result in ‘staggering’ school budget increase in Brunswick
The Brunswick School District’s preliminary 2024 budget proposal, which includes pay bumps and contingency funds to support up to 100 new students from asylum-seeking families, would raise property taxes by nearly 10%.
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Morse High School students recognize local women to start Women’s History Month
Morse High School students hosted their first annual Women’s Empowerment Gallery at the Patten Free Library on March 1.
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Mishandling of evidence by police leads to dismissal of kidnapping, sexual assault charges against Winthrop man
In a plea deal struck Thursday, Jon L. Westerlund was instead sentenced to nine months in prison on an aggravated assault charge.
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Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to host presentation on birds and bats
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will focus on potential dangers to bats, birds and other wildlife in its latest Winter Speaker Series presentation Retired United States Fish and Wildlife Biologist Al Manville will present “My Life for the Birds and Bats” at an event set for 7 p.m., March 8, via Zoom. The link to the […]
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St. Catrick’s Day event helps feline rescue organization
A Paw in the Door, Bath’s premier cat rescue and rehabilitation organization, is holding its St. Catrick’s Day extravaganza Saturday, March 11. This annual event will feature music by Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations and cakes and cupcakes from area bakers and restaurants. The celebration will be held at the Bath Area Senior Citizens […]
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Freeport mountain biking plan ‘100% dead’ after council vote
The Freeport Town Council voted Tuesday to adopt a Hedgehog Mountain Management Plan that will preclude a proposed $500,000 mountain biking trail system.