In the race to secure one of the 20 licenses to sell pot in Maine’s biggest city, a dozen applicants haven’t satisfied basic requirements such as paying city taxes and fees on time.
2020
Portland’s new racial equity panel gets to work on policy review
The Racial Equity Steering Committee begins an examination of public safety, community partnerships and other policies that disproportionately affect people of color in Maine’s largest city.
U.S. Senate candidates face off at debate in Presque Isle
Incumbent Susan Collins and challengers Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn field questions on the drought, climate change, saving the USPS and pandemic relief.
Waterville Board of Education updated on COVID-19 relief fund projects, hybrid instruction
Superintendent Eric Haley said $1.9 million from the second round of federal COVID-19 relief funding must be spent before Dec. 31, or the schools will lose it.
Local roundup: Mt. Abram boys soccer runs past Carrabec
Erskine girls soccer blanks Cony.
California residents again face fire anguish as homes burn
Evacuation orders involve more than 50,000 people in the northern wine country, and 3 deaths are reported in a separate fire.
Girls soccer: Winslow senior finds scoring touch in the most opportune times
Carly Warn scores twice in the final five minutes to spark come-from-behind victory for Black Raiders.
Presumed positive case of coronavirus at Brunswick’s Harriet Beecher Stowe
In a letter to the community, Superintendent Phillip Potenziano said the department is awaiting confirmation from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, but that officials are informing families “out of an abundance of caution.”
Boys soccer: Richmond topples Temple in matchup of top D South programs
There’s no tournament this year, but competitive nature between teams still shows in Bobcats’ victory.
Trump’s $400 million debt could make him vulnerable to manipulation, ethics experts say
Revelations that President Trump is personally liable for the debt raise worries that his finances pose a national security risk.