Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, had pleaded not guilty this week to attempting to influence another person’s decision during a municipal election in April.
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Maine education officials going ‘back to basics’ on reading and math
Following ‘concerning declines’ in test scores on a national assessment, Maine’s Department of Education has new action plans for instruction.
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Some Maine doctors are treating kids’ dental decay themselves as the ranks of dentists fall
More pediatricians have begun using a topical solution made of silver and fluoride to treat their patients’ cavities.
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Working Families Tax Cut Bill will protect MaineCare, Maine taxpayers | Opinion
The bill brings back some common-sense guardrails in addition to tackling waste and fraud.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Feature Obituary, Life & Culture, Local & State
Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73
Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.
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Bath Housing celebrates latest apartment openings
The housing-focused nonprofit celebrates the newly built apartment complex that opened at the start of summer.
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Police investigating Vassalboro crash involving motorcycle, cows
Two riders were taken by ambulance to a hospital and were later released.
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Protesters undress to oppose gender policy at Augusta schools
Three people partially disrobed as advocate Nicholas Blanchard challenged the school board’s recognition of transgender students under the federal policy.
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Missing man’s family awaits identity of human remains found in Clinton
William Parent, 67, had been reported missing in June.
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Mice to blame for Waterville eatery’s closure
Governor’s Restaurant & Bakery on Main Street hired a pest control company and is cleaning and sanitizing the building.