Plans are underway to build a 33,800-square-foot building facing Temple Street for office space and apartments on upper floors.
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Posted inPolitics, Schools and Education
Maine joins suit against Trump administration over cuts to school-based mental health funding
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined the 16-state coalition suing the federal Department of Education for what he described as cruel and illegal cuts to funds for in-school mental health services.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Collins votes ‘no’ as Senate approves Trump spending cuts and tax breaks
Collins was one of three Republican senators to vote against the bill. Vice President JD Vance broke the 50-50 tie by casting a final vote in favor.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Sports
Is Cooper Flagg the first white American picked No. 1 in the NBA draft since 1977? | Fact brief
The Newport native was selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks on June 25.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks, spending cuts as Vance breaks tie
The package now goes back to the House, where it risks more problems as Republicans race to finish by the president’s July 4th deadline.
Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Sponsored
Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: June 2025
Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.
Posted inFeatured Home, Maine Commercial Real Estate, Sponsored
For sale: Flagstaff Landing, a lakefront lodge with turn-key restaurant 10 miles from Sugarloaf
$2.5 million | 9 & 10 Tranquility Lane, Eustis
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Bath man arrested after shooting rifle multiple times in Belgrade
William Bamford, 41, allegedly fired his rifle several times in a residential area near Chandler Road and Point Road.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Bingham man sentenced to 23 years for child sex crimes
Christopher Cates, 50, who is a repeat offender, was found guilty of inappropriately touching two young girls and exposing himself to them during their family camping trip to Moscow.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Maine, other states consider forming regional vaccine advisory group
Several northeastern states, including Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut, are considering forming the group to counteract turmoil at the federal level.