The grants will help with the restoration of historic community buildings owned by governmental and non-profit organizations.
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Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy’s ‘miraculous conversion’ after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man killed by police in Lincoln
The shooting happened when officers responded to a complaint that the man was violating a protection order.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism.
Posted inCommunity
Auburn’s Lost Valley hosting ice races Feb. 13-15
Feb. 15 is the main event, with timed racers grouped together in heats of two-four racers racing together down the course.
Posted inCommunity
Maine Digital Opportunity Initiative gets grant
The initiative focuses on older adults, veterans, individuals with disabilities and rural residents.
Posted inCommunity
‘NO KINGS Protest’ set for Feb. 17 at State House
This is meant to be a peaceful protest in solidarity against federal abuses of power.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.
Posted inMaine
Maine State Police lay to rest K9 Preacher, killed in line of duty
Maine State Police gathered Wednesday to pay respect to K9 Preacher, who was shot during a standoff in Portage Lake in Aroostook County earlier this month.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tesla files building permits for Portland dealership
The automaker hasn’t formally announced plans to expand into Maine, but a building permit says the site would be an auto dealership and service center for the company run by Elon Musk.