School districts are starting to prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, without a large influx of federal dollars that have helped pay for staff and new programs.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine law enforcement agencies struggle to get new recruits in the door
While some police department leaders report moderate improvements, everyone agrees it has gotten far more challenging to get to full staff.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking in Maine: MDI’s historic Breakneck Road also offers prime coastal hiking
The ancient trail across Mount Desert Island – unmarked and unmaintained, so travel is at your own risk – has been trodden by footsteps for hundreds of years.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic
The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Let the ballot eligibility process run its course
Clamor over Secretary Bellows’ decision – from all sides – does more harm than good.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flooding’s on the rise in Maine, but just 1% of homeowners have insurance
Few Mainers have a policy that covers the kind of severe flooding seen in the Dec. 18 storm. As climate change brings more extreme weather events to the state, the impacts could be costly.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’