The Republican’s support for the Democratic effort came despite the president’s social media post calling on her to ‘get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change’ and ‘FINALLY adhere to Republican Values and Ideals.’
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Social Security head called Gov. Mills a ‘petulant child’ in email ordering staff to cancel Maine contracts
Emails show Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek ignored his own staff’s warnings and briefly killed Maine contracts because he was upset that the governor publicly defied President Donald Trump.
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New England Mineral Conference set for Newry in May
The New England Mineral Conference is a division of the nonprofit New England Mineral Association.
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Maine’s first Office of New Americans director steps down after 3 months
Tarlan Ahmadov submitted a resignation letter Tuesday, citing health reasons. His appointment had been criticized by members of Maine’s Armenian community.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council votes to hire interim city manager
The City Council voted Tuesday to hire Cornell Knight to fill the gap after City Manager Bryan Kaenrath leaves May 1 to become city manager in Lewiston and before Waterville hires a new city manager.
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2 arrested in Harmony at suspected illegal marijuana grow
The two men from Massachusetts were arrested in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office’s 24th similar bust since January 2024, and the second at the Harmony home.
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Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff
About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.
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Winslow officials to make town manager pick
Winslow officials are expected to hire Stephen Soucy, who unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the council in November, as town manager at a special Town Council meeting Thursday.
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Trump freezes $2 million in Maine family planning group funding
Title X funds affordable birth control, cancer screenings, and other sexual and reproductive health care to people with low incomes.
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Fairfield residents worry as PFAS funds get low
Residents drinking from highly contaminated wells face a new financial burden as state PFAS funding draws to a close.