Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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Housing advocates urge state to ban application fees for renters
Supporters say axing the fees will make it easier for people to find housing in a tight rental market
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Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
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Legislators weigh how much politicking to allow at polls
Maine’s restrictions go too far, some say, while others oppose even a ‘scintilla of electioneering’ at polling places.
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Ukrainians find home in Maine despite war’s uncertainty
Escaping the Russian invasion, nine families from Ukraine have settled in Auburn, creating a community in a city built by immigrants even as their own future in Maine remains an unknown.
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Auburn pilot project looks to bring back corner markets in neighborhoods
Zoned out in the 1950s and 1960s, these hyper-local stores offered walkable, convenient food sources to communities.
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Franco Center leaders hope to tone down dispute over new name
Officials eye a public forum to answer questions about Riverfront Performing Arts and Events at the Franco Center.
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Bid for a union at Bates College remains stalled in Washington
National Labor Relations Board has yet to rule on Bates’ contention that support staff and faculty should not be in the same union.
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Hartford man killed, others injured in 3-vehicle crash in Auburn
Zachery Cowett, 32, died on state Route 4 when his vehicle was hit Saturday afternoon by a pickup truck driven by Stephen Witham, 50, of Lewiston.
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‘All of us are so much more than what you see on the surface’
In her own words, a Lewiston homeless woman who helps other homeless people talks about life on the street.