The City of Portland negotiated a yearlong contract with Freeport’s Casco Bay Inn to house 40 asylum-seeking families, who will choose to enroll their children in either Portland or Freeport school systems.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
China’s Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
A government spokesperson said Tuesday that regulators are getting debt under control and risks are ‘expected to be gradually resolved.’
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Former Livermore woman ‘fighting for her life’ after fiery attack in Alabama
Anna Letalien Willis has third-degree burns over 50% of her body after she was doused with accelerant and lit on fire, according to family.
Posted inNation & World, News
Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for 2020 ricin letter sent to Trump
She was arrested trying to enter a border crossing in Buffalo, New York, carrying a gun, a knife, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Britney Spears’ husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks ago
Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Solon wall no longer rock solid after series of thefts
Officials are trying to determine why someone over the course of several weeks has taken many of the rocks that constitute the stone wall surrounding the historic South Solon Meeting House.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized
Composer Bernstein’s 3 children issued a statement supporting the actor saying, ‘it breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations or misunderstandings of his (Cooper’s) efforts.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Passenger in fatal Castine crash pleads not guilty to ‘co-conspirator’ charges
At her arraignment Thursday morning, Noelle Tavares, 21, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, denied responsibility for the December 2022 crash that killed 4 of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates.
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Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires
Gov. Green said that he instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina, even as he acknowledged the move would likely face legal challenges.
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Mills seeks $9 million in federal aid for June rainstorm damage
Gov. Janet Mills asked President Biden to declare separate June rainstorms in Oxford and Franklin counties major disasters so the state can receive federal funding to repair roads, bridges and culverts.