Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, his administration has sought to recognize people as only male or female.
Dari Alpi
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
As temperatures rise, Maine schools need solutions for shoulder seasons
The shoulder seasons — early fall and late spring — can be a difficult time to teach and learn in old school buildings that are designed to hold the heat in.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine police described a combative suspect trying to escape. Video shows otherwise.
A Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News analysis found that the Maine State Police’s characterization of Justin Savage’s arrest was at times incomplete and at others incorrect.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
A trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face. The Maine State Police promoted him.
The chaotic 2024 arrest in Limerick, captured on video, raises questions about the state police’s use of force policy and its process for reviewing complaints.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and the State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Aug. 31.
Posted inNews, Politics
Sen. Collins breaks party line as Senate confirms former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as federal judge
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against Emil Bove’s confirmation while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the appointment a ‘dark day.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
The USDA wouldn’t let her give up her house and crushed her with debt
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Convicted former Catholic priest, Cheverus teacher dies at 87
James Talbot, who taught at the Portland Catholic school in the 1980s and 1990s, was convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump signs order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections
President Donald Trump referenced election fraud as he signed the order Tuesday, saying, ‘this will end it, hopefully.’