Other jokes included Ramona's suggesting a radical overhaul of its Italian hoagie and the Department of Transportation joking about 'squirrel skywalks.'

Maine is one of 23 states to challenge $11 billion in cuts to public health funding, which led to layoffs from state health agencies across the country.

Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats to fast-track legislation to comply with President Donald Trump's demands.

Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.

The group urges city officials to help create a year-round homeless shelter and hire a worker to coordinate housing services.

The federal Department of Education says Maine school districts' violate FERPA by withholding from parents records about a student's transgender status, like the choice to use a different name or pronouns at school.

Employees at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville say they are worried for their peers and concerned about patients who will lose their health care when the hospital closes.

The odor was found to have been caused by a furnace malfuction, fire chief said.

State officials say 40 subcontracted employees were laid off because of federal public health funding cuts, and more details will be provided soon.

The proposal from Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of psilocybin for adults over age 21.

Chris McLaughlin and Steve McGee fielded questions on how they would approach town problems if elected.

Residents in Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield will vote April 8 in a referendum on the closure of aging school.

Despite a judge's orders and the Trump administration's promise to release the funding, farmers across the country, including in Maine, are still waiting for millions in federal reimbursements for agricultural conservation projects.

Samantha Pike sued former Penobscot County Judge Charles Budd in 2022 over allegations that he made several unwelcome sexual advances toward her at a work conference.

After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the area threatened by the forest pest.

A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’

When allocating nearly $24 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Kennebec County commissioners included affordable housing in Kennebec County, including Manor Gardens.

Officers and community members ran into the ocean every hour for 24 hours this weekend and raised thousands for the organization.

New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.

Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.

The Black Bears lost to Penn State, 5-1, in the first round of the tournament on Friday.

More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk's gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.

The mistake in how money paid to independent schools for public school students is calculated was discovered earlier this year by Maine's education department and dates back to 2016.

The plan is to conduct open interviews on April 10 and 11 and open in late May.

Wet weather will continue throughout the state this weekend into Monday.

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

The council working to achieve state goals to reduce climate change emissions says it is still on track despite some funding disruptions.

The crash slowed northbound traffic in the Pittsfield area Friday for more than three hours.

The action comes a day after state officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' high school sports.

The Trump administration ended public health contracts worth $91 million to Maine and local agencies this week.

West Gardiner resident Joe Boyd is running against incumbent Matthew Lillibridge.

Grades kindergarten through 8 will continue at the Lewiston campus starting next year.

A mix of rain and snow starting overnight Friday and carrying into Saturday will leave roads slick and snowy by morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Residents opposed to abortion urged lawmakers to roll back laws that expanded access in Maine and called on the Legislature to pass a bill criminalizing abortion even after the sponsor said she no longer supported it.

Brandon J. Wilson, 19, of Jay, was fired from his position as a corrections officer at Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington on March 25, the same day of his arrest.

Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

'I'm in menopause, and I had no idea,' the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. 'None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.'

Raheem Goodwin, who pleaded guilty on Friday, will serve 29 years in prison for the 2023 murder of Edwin Weeks in Fairfield.

Wade Willette, 46, of Cornville, used the Kik messaging app to upload videos containing child sexual abuse materials in 2021.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.

As Good Shepherd Food Bank braces for a huge loss in food provided by the USDA, Sen. Angus King is calling for distributions to be reinstated and answers on why deliveries are being reduced.

A piano player and songwriter, he helped form the band 45 years ago and was a crucial part of its humor and sound.

The bureau says it was not a raid and that agents were 'conducting routine law enforcement activity.'

Peter Cayouette's victim testified she was assaulted hundreds of times for a year, when she was 11 and 12 years old.

Eleven budget committee members were chosen to represent the districts they live in.

The president informed Congress that he is withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized in the stopgap spending bill that was approved last week.

The budget now goes to county commissioners for final approval.

The center, a safe, sober space for people in recovery from substance abuse, or reentering society after imprisonment, lacks funding to continue operations after Thursday.

Michael Duguay was sworn in as the head of the Department of Economic and Community Development.

The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.

Thomas College student Gracie Weymouth of Canaan plans to work in cybersecurity when she graduates from the Waterville college later this year, Amy Calder writes.

The flagship public university in Orono will temporarily pause funded offers for graduate students like research assistantships, which make up about a quarter of the current graduate student population.

The motion to punish Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a rules violation is the latest example of the partisan tensions at the State House.