Lawmakers heard emotional testimony about a bill that would provide $3.4 million to keep the Maine Resiliency Center open, especially since the status of a federal grant is uncertain.
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AmeriCorps cuts will hurt Maine communities, volunteers say
The loss of $400 million in grants to programs across the country puts at risk the service of more than 120 participants in Maine. Now they’re asking, ‘Why are we under attack?’
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Proposal for passenger rail to Bangor loses steam in committee
The Legislature’s transportation committee says LD 487 ‘ought not to pass,’ especially without assured funding from the Trump administration.
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Maine author Monica Wood says libraries are essential, ‘under siege’
Wood, who grew up in the town of Mexico and lives in Portland, spoke Thursday at the Great Falls Forum in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Paul Dionne, lawyer, author, former Lewiston mayor, dies
‘Paul loved Lewiston and Lewiston loved him right back,’ Mayor Carl Sheline said. ‘We have lost a pillar in our community.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine Tesla owners remain mixed on Elon Musk’s brand
The once-revered electric vehicles have endured vandalism, public scorn and a wave of trade-ins by some drivers no longer comfortable with what the brand represents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, News, Things to Do
Waterville’s Bard’s Birthday Bash among events planned this week
A ‘Born to Run’ concert, Earth Day events in Farmington, a Michael Jackson experience, and the Anah Shrine Circus are also planned in central Maine and beyond.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston man killed in late-night Readfield crash
Police say Steven Gregoire, 43, likely fell asleep at the wheel and was killed instantly when he drove off the road and hit several trees.
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Two injured in Chelsea when car, logging truck collide head-on
Two Chelsea residents were transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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As Maine’s broadband network and digital literacy grows, so grows opportunity
Across central Maine, which has ranked poorly nationally for internet access, people and businesses are finding opportunity as the reach of fiber optic networks expand.