The office of Gov. Janet Mills testified against the red flag proposal, saying Maine’s existing yellow flag law is working and the requirement for a mental health evaluation is reasonable.
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Despite fears, most Maine districts OK school budgets
Voters in at least 6 districts, including Kennebunk-based RSU 21 and Gray-New Gloucester, rejected their school budgets, while a long-debated Cape Elizabeth bond project and a contested Gorham budget passed.
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University of Maine helps develop database on college hazing deaths
A professor leading UMaine’s Hazing Prevention Research Lab said the lab also hopes to conduct the first national study on college hazing in 17 years.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
More Maine babies are named Cooper and Aurora. Is it why we think?
Expectant parents appear to be influenced by names in the news, but don’t look for a bunch of baby Janets any time soon.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Did it rain 10 Saturdays in a row this spring in Maine? | Fact brief
Rainy weekends have been a theme this spring across much of New England.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Brunswick Democrat announces campaign for Susan Collins’ Senate seat
David Costello, 65, says he’s running to ‘end the Trump Administration’s and Republican Congress’s reckless assault on our democracy, environment, and economy.’
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Gorham Republican enters Maine’s 2026 governor’s race
Owen McCarthy, a medical technology entrepreneur from Gorham, said he’s running to ‘rein in runaway spending,’ deliver tax relief to struggling Mainers and small businesses, and ‘crack down on illegal immigration by cooperating with federal law enforcement.’
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Maine, 15 other states sue US government over deal ending ban on rapid-fire triggers
Sixteen states have sued the Trump administration over its plan to allow the sale of forced-reset triggers and return seized devices
Posted inElections, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine voters OK school budgets; Embden rejects RSU 74 withdrawal
Thousands went to the polls in central Maine on Tuesday to vote on school budgets and local elected positions.
Posted inMaine, News
RSU 9 residents pass nearly $45.6 million Farmington-area school budget
Voters in the 10-town district also approved continuing a two-step voting process by a vote 886-244 on Tuesday.