The Tennessee-based disability insurance provider employs 3,000 workers in Maine.
2017
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Anti-KKK fliers left on Augusta’s Sand Hill
Fliers that declare ‘ALL ARE WELCOME HERE’ were found taped to utility poles on city streets two days after fliers promoting the KKK were found.
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Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Interactive map: Compared with other states, charter schools play a tiny role in Maine
Only 12 other states, mostly in the rural west and south, have a lower proportion of students enrolled in charter schools than Maine, according to federal statistics.
Posted inMaine, News
Protesters say ‘immigrants are welcome here’ as 1,500 rally in Portland to oppose Trump’s order
The crowd shows support for Maine’s Muslims and immigrants in response to the president’s suspension of refugee programs and admissions from seven Muslim-majority nations.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall secures $75,000 grant
The money will be used to hire a capital campaign director as supporters continue to raise money for the theater’s renovation.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Fairfield-based district board applying to replace 3 schools, possibly with new consolidated building
The School Administrative District 49 board of directors will send applications to the Maine Department of Education for new elementary schools in Albion, Clinton and Fairfield.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Winthrop dog bite case leads to restitution order, tethering
Steven Long was ordered to pay the medical bill deductible amount for a young boy’s treatment after Long’s dog bit him last April.
Posted inNation & World
Delaware prison inmates hold hostages, cite Trump as cause for revolt
One inmate tells a newspaper that a reason for the uprising is ‘Donald Trump. … All the things that he’s doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse.’
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
New air quality tests show dusty classrooms, no elevated mold at Manchester school
The school’s stage area was closed because of visible water damage, and it will be remediated later this month.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Affordable housing provider says requests rose in Maine
The president of Avesta Housing, which also serves New Hampshire, says the numbers are of concern because the provider is expecting budget cuts at the federal level.