The students will be able to use their newfound skills this summer playing at the Bridge Academy Library Pickleball court.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In a first, New England governors push transmission boost to bring wind, hydropower through Maine
The region’s electric grid operator will oversee a more than $1 billion transmission upgrade along the Maine-New Hampshire line.
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Posted inBusiness
Free spay/neuter certificates available to Augusta-area residents March 10, 11
Friends of Animals is expanding of its low-cost spay/neuter program to Maine. In partnering with Maine Animal Health Alliance, of Old Belgrade Road in Augusta, Friends of Animals aims to finally provide affordable procedures to local pet owners; this is the first veterinary clinic in Maine to join the program.
Posted inHealth
Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget
The cost-of-living adjustments were canceled in 2025 for budgetary reasons and were not included in Gov. Mills’ two-year budget proposal.
Posted inCommunity
Farifield community college to host career fair
This year’s fair will also include transfer information.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Illegal grow houses have been entering Maine’s medical weed market for years, even after being busted by police
Four years ago, state officials first investigated a ‘prohibited collective’ of medical caregivers and illegal grow houses identical to the ones later raided by police. Now, 1 in 10 Maine caregivers exhibits the hallmarks of those same operations.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump administration finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
The decision, dated Feb. 25, came just days after the administration announced its investigation and does not appear to be based on conversations with state officials.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Mainers are howling about coyote hunting proposal
A legislative committee in Augusta got an earful from both sides about a bill that would limit coyote hunting.
Posted inMaine, News
Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine’s stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
A New York man and Connecticut woman charged with trafficking cocaine in Jay
Tymeek Johnson, 25, of New York, New York, and Malaysha Randolph, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, were each arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine powder and crack cocaine.