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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Voters approve $23.6 million Readfield-area school budget
The Regional School Unit 38 budget approved Wednesday night includes an increase of just under 3%.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Housing for families and seniors OK’d for former Augusta police station
Developers Collaborative plans to build two new buildings at the former police station site, providing apartments for senior citizens and families and a child-care facility.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hannah Pingree to step down from Mills administration
Pingree has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for governor and said Thursday she is ‘exploring’ future options.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine lab lays off 9 employees, blames federal funding uncertainty
The Trump administration recently halted more than $15 million in funding for the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
Posted inMaine, News
Plan to loosen federal habitat protection seen as threat to iconic Maine wildlife
Maine has its own state endangered species law, but environmentalists say a proposed change in federal law could hurt some Maine species the state has worked to protect.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Overdose deaths declined in Maine last year, but not as sharply as the U.S. overall
Data released this week by the U.S. CDC showed a 27% decrease in drug deaths nationwide from 2023 to 2024. Fatal overdoses in Maine dropped by 20%.
Posted inMaine, News, Things to Do
Benton Alewife Festival, Artwalk Gardiner among things to do this week
Other highlights include Stephen King Day events in Hallowell, a Farmington play by Samuel Beckett, the Eli Lev concert in Madison, a Ron Currie Jr. author talk in Waterville and more.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
In the push for a statewide school cellphone ban in Maine, local control could stand in the way
Many teachers, parents and school leaders in Maine support bell-to-bell school phone bans, but lawmakers this month scaled back on a bill, citing overreach of local control.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Fairfield residents lower budget to target town employee raises
Residents voted Monday to lower the budget by $28,000 amid concerns over a 7% raise for some town employees.