The federal funding, secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, comes after UMaine recently commissioned a study that found adding a medical school was not currently feasible.
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Maine could see coldest temperatures of the winter this weekend
An arctic blast is likely to plunge parts of Maine to 18 below zero Saturday. Add in wind and it could feel like 40 below in the western mountains.
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Posted inCommunity, Local & State, News
Farmington to research replacement of tower truck
The Farmington Select Board authorized the fire chief to look into replacement and financing options for the aging Tower 3 fire apparatus.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man arrested in N.H. for Skowhegan slaying remains hospitalized
Dane Burke, accused of killing his girlfriend Nichole Jackson, was injured in a police chase that began in Massachusetts and ended in New Hampshire.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Senate backs Janet Mills’ veto of right to repair changes
The bill would have given auto manufacturers more control over diagnostic data that independent repair shops say is essential to service modern vehicles.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
Steve Sherlock, longtime Sun Journal reporter, dies at 69
Sherlock was remembered by colleagues as a calm and hardworking reporter whose versatility was evident across a 4-decade career.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Susan Collins’ reelection bid gets $42M boost from Senate majority leader PAC
The investment — the largest ever by the PAC in Maine — shows the race’s importance to Republicans trying to maintain control of the U.S. Senate.
Posted inLocal & State
On inauguration anniversary, Augusta protesters mourn deaths under Trump administration
Organizers said the ‘Stop the Killing’ protest was designed to be a somber memorial for deaths in the last year they say were caused by policies of President Donald J. Trump since he was inaugurated a second time.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
NTSB releases preliminary report on Rockland school bus crash that killed 12-year-old student
The federal agency is also investigating the fatal bus crash that occurred in Standish in December.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lewiston mayor asks for calm as increased ICE presence confirmed in city
Reports of the presence of ICE agents across Maine intensified on Tuesday.