Despite community support for the proposed new policy, school board members said educators already work to accommodate students and the calendar is already full of events.
2018
Posted inMaine, News
Season’s first significant snow for most of Maine arrives early
Parts of the state could have as much as 8 inches by Friday afternoon.
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Posted inCommunity
New grief support group to start in Pittston
The meetings will be completely confidential and offer a safe place to meet others who are also mourning a loss.
Posted inNews, Politics
Q&A: Everything you need to know about Maine’s ranked-choice voting
How does it work? How did we get here in the 2nd Congressional District race? And what could happen next?
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount
However, in the governor’s race, it appears that Republican Ron DeSantis has won the closely watched contest with Democrat Andrew Gillum.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Jared Golden declared winner of first ranked-choice congressional election, but challenge looms
The Democrat gets 50.5% of the vote to 49.5% for Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who says he’ll continues his lawsuit arguing that ranked-choice voting violates federal law.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Oregon pot stores consolidating to weather weak market
Having more places to sell allows retail chains to buy at a larger scale for a lower price.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Wrigley billionaire named CEO of medical pot company
The former chewing gum executive will take over a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted inMaine
Iowa Powerball winner donates $500,000 to central Maine’s Travis Mills Foundation
Mills said the money will ‘go a long way’ and ‘help out so many families’ of wounded veterans served by the organization.
Posted inNation & World, News
Farm animals could soon get new features through gene editing
A company is working on cows without horns and puberty-free male pigs but some worry about Franken-animals.