The commission canceled more than half a dozen grants to preservation organizations in Maine in hopes of avoiding laying off half its staff.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
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Gov. Mills receives Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The award is designed to highlight ‘champions of social justice’ who take nonviolent approaches to defending human rights. Winners get a cash prize and legal support through the organization.
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15 state attorneys general condemn Rep. Libby’s censure as ‘attack on Legislature’ in letter
The group, led by West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, charges that the Auburn Republican’s censure impedes the Legislature’s ability to function and represent Mainers.
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Maine Department of Education denies accusations in DOJ lawsuit
The Department of Justice complaint alleges that Maine is violating Title IX by allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State
Robert Monks, who died at 91, built a legacy of activism in Maine
Monks helped shape the modern corporate landscape during a decades-long career as a lawyer, venture capitalist, author and corporate leader.
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Drizzly days bring relatively low rainfall to Maine, despite ‘omega block’
Between Sunday and Tuesday evening, less than 2 inches of rain fell over most of the state, though parts of southern Maine experienced between 2-3 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
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Maine State Library rescinds 3 layoffs after some federal funding restored
The library delays 8 other terminations until Thursday as the fate of its federal funding remains unclear.
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Mills orders flags to half-staff Sunday for firefighter memorial
The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, to be held in Maryland, honors firefighters who were killed in the line of duty during the prior year.
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Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
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Mainers join in nationwide protests against Trump administration
Hundreds of people in Portland and other cities across the state joined protests that also marked May Day, which commemorates the historic triumphs and trials of the labor movement internationally.