The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented its final report to the Legislature last week. Lawmakers wanted to know: What could the child welfare office have done differently?
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Why is building and renovating schools so expensive?
Maine Department of Education data of state-funded major construction projects shows how costs have grown in recent years.
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Posted inMaine, News
Farmington’s only homeless shelter closed in 2020. Efforts to open a new one have failed.
In western Maine, services are provided through a decentralized patchwork of nonprofits, school liaisons and other assistance programs.
Posted inNation & World, News
Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment
She previously announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
For many, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step toward affording a home
In this case, the Fed’s action was widely anticipated, so rates moved lower well before the cut was even announced.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Explosion at coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers
Authorities blamed the blast on a leak of methane gas.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel
The overnight rocket barrage was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed dozens.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police investigating hit-and-run that damaged Waterville restaurant, owner says
A car hit Mezza at 34 Temple St. on Friday morning, causing substantial damage. The vehicle then left the scene, according to Tom Nale Sr., the restaurant’s owner.
Posted inMaine
Four arrested on drug charges after traffic stop in Fairfield
A state trooper stopped a vehicle on U.S. Route 201 just before midnight Saturday and recognized the driver and a passenger as those who had fought last month with a trooper who was trying to arrest one of them in Augusta, officials said.