Bush, the cousin of former President George W. Bush, launched his campaign Wednesday in Belfast, where he highlighted his career in business and desire to focus on economic growth if elected.
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Maine lawmaker pleads not guilty in election interference case
Rep. Nina Milliken, a Democrat from the Hancock County town of Blue Hill, entered her plea in writing in advance of an arraignment that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine hotels named among the best in the world, region
The White Barn Inn in Kennebunk makes both lists as a winner of the 2025 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, along with 4 other hotels that ranked as regional favorites.
Posted inHealth, News
COVID-19 vaccines for children will be arriving in Maine soon
Unlike adult doses, which are widely available now, states have experienced delays in receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Kennebunk teacher resigns after social media post on assassination of Charlie Kirk
The post regarding the death of the right-wing activist led to the resignation of a high school teacher in RSU 21.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
King, Collins vote for Republican bill but Senate again fails to end shutdown
King, an independent, told the Press Herald he would continue to support the Republicans’ stopgap funding bill because a shutdown only accelerates the country’s ‘slide to authoritarianism.’
Posted inFact Brief, Local & State, News
Does Maine have a law banning masks for law enforcement officers? | Fact brief
California has passed a ban that is scheduled to take effect in 2026, though experts say it may face legal challenges.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Hyde School asks judge to dismiss lawsuit alleging forced labor and abuse
Attorneys for the private boarding school in Bath argued the plaintiff does not have standing to bring the case.
Posted inEvents
Maine Voices Live with Ana Inciardi
Meet the artist behind the $1 mini print vending machines popping up across the nation. Join us Tuesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. as reporter Megan Gray interviews Ana Inciardi, the Brooklyn-born, Portland-based printmaker who’s championing art accessibility one dollar at a time.