Several clubs are holding album-release parties this weekend and a film event tied to the album opens at theaters Friday.
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Have billboards been banned in Maine since 1977? | Fact brief
Just 4 states have broad bans on billboard advertisements in an effort to preserve their natural beauty.
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Live in Maine and affected by the shutdown? We want to hear from you.
The Portland Press Herald is interested in hearing from federal workers and others who have been furloughed or are working without pay.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican bill to keep funding the government
Posted inHealth, News
Northern Light, Anthem contract talks stall ahead of midnight deadline
Northern Light Health physicians and medical providers will be out of network for patients with Anthem plans starting Wednesday, and it is unclear when negotiations on a new contract will resume.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Federal government shutdown has begun
Independent Sen. Angus King voted with Republicans to keep the government open. But the 55-45 vote on a bill to extend federal funding for 7 weeks failed.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine clinics move forward with service cuts after federal funding eliminated
Maine Family Planning is ending its primary care practice for nearly to 1,000 patients by the end of October.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Feds restore funding to USM program that helps veterans go to college
The Department of Education reversed its recent decision to cut more than $600,000 in already allocated funding for Veterans Upward Bound, which it said conflicted with the Trump administration’s priorities.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Things to Do
Augusta-made film, lost for 100 years, to have second Colonial Theater premiere
‘In the River,’ featuring scenes shot on the Kennebec River and Cobbosseecontee Stream, was found filed under the wrong title at the Library of Congress.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Northern Light Health to close Waterville walk-in clinic
The clinic will close about 6 months after the health system shuttered Inland Hospital.