Overcoming federal cuts in food assistance will be a challenge for food pantries, and could be an insurmountable task for smaller organizations that serve especially vulnerable populations, hunger prevention advocates say.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Boys wrestling: 2025 Varsity Maine All-State team
Several grapplers return to the list, including one who earned his 200th career victory this season.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Mainers are howling about coyote hunting proposal
A legislative committee in Augusta got an earful from both sides about a bill that would limit coyote hunting.
Posted inLocal & State
Potential federal layoffs loom over Kittery shipyard
One union leader at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard says it’s ‘very anxiety inducing when you don’t know what’s coming around the corner.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Kittery day care won’t reopen following carbon monoxide poisoning
Building Blocks Learning Center plans to close after at least 11 people were hospitalized following the exposure.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Kittery day care had no carbon monoxide detectors before poisoning
A report from the state fire marshal’s office sent to parents shows Building Blocks Learning Center had several violations, including a lack of carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For generations, Black Mainers made sure Vacationland was open to all
During the Jim Crow era, Black tourists to Maine found recreational spaces where they were welcomed, not shunned.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Varsity Maine
High schools Friday: South Portland boys basketball eases past Gorham
Carmine Soucy’s hot shooting propels the Red Riots into the Class AA South semifinals.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning at Kittery day care caused by propane-powered saw
The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.