The money comes from the state’s share of nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funds, 75% of which has been spent or committed since 2021.
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Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
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Posted inMaine, News
Rockland seeing an increase in houses being condemned
The actions come after the city has received complaints, often from neighbors, about unsafe living conditions.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Remember George H.W. Bush’s speedboat in Maine? Now you can buy it.
The watercraft is emblazoned with a presidential seal and boasts 3 Mercury outboard engines that can propel the vessel to 75 mph.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Saco police now say they’re looking for 3 suspects involved in shooting
The department continues to hunt for the men who fled the scene of a reported shooting and car crash on Friday.
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Parts of firearms sent to be destroyed are instead being resold as gun kits
Maine law enforcement agencies say they were unaware of the practice and will review their methods of disposing seized and surrendered weapons.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Winter storm Tuesday likely to bring some snow to southern Maine
The good news is that this storm will be all snow. The bad news? It’ll miss a good chunk of the state.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Hannaford supermarket in Gardiner set to reopen in early April
The Gardiner Hannaford at 40 Main Ave. experienced its worst flooding damage in nearly 40 years during the Dec. 18 storm, which flooded most of downtown Gardiner and downtown Hallowell.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bill to encourage mobile homes in Maine advances through Legislature
State Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, proposed a bill that would allow mobile homes on single-family lots.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Annual Central Maine Chocolate Festival draws those with sweet tooths, other interests to Fairfield
Vendors were selling chocolate treats, crafts, toys and other items Sunday at the Fairfield Community Center, all to benefit the Central Maine Fourth of July Celebration in Clinton.