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#Maine Library Commissioners are expected to propose new minimum standards for public #libraries in May before opening the proposal to public comment.
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#Maine Big Night’s current data shows that the average mortality rate of amphibians found dead on the road is around 25%. As high-mortality sites are identified, the organization works with state and local officials about infrastructure solutions.
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A recent debate in the Legislature over funding for #homelessshelters highlights the competition over revenue from Maine’s #realestate transfer #tax. Caitlin Andrews sits down with NEWS CENTER Maine to break down how the tax works and how the money is spent.
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For #LocalNewsDay, #Maine Monitor's Monitor Local editor, Judy Meyer, spoke with @mainepublic.org about the importance of local #news. Listen to the full segment here:
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During #ICE’s two-week operation in #Maine, most submissions to the tip line were spam, jokes, or support for federal agents.
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As the #tourist economy drives new growth in #Maine, a small western town where most properties sit empty for much of the year has little #housing available. Town officials are seeking new ways to expand the housing supply.
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Residents in a rural #Maine #mobilehome have lived under a boil water order since 2023. Water stoppages, plus high levels of bacteria and #foreverchemicals, have led some to stop drinking the water altogether.
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A rural town in #Maine will use new funding to try a novel solution to students' substance issues: a public boarding school for high schoolers in #recovery. Educators hope the school's focus on abstinence and #mentalhealth will help students overcome addiction.
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Tomorrow from 8-930am, join our executive director, Micaela and editor Kate, at Nellie's Kitchen in Hallowell, #Maine, from 8-930. Come by, grab a #coffee, and have a chat.
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With the Sea Dogs' home opener approaching, take a behind-the-scenes trip to Hadlock Field, home of the #Maine Double-A #baseball team. Roger McCord showcases some of the people who help keep Hadlock running – from groundskeepers to radio and PA announcers.
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#Maine has spent just over a third of the #opioid settlement funds it has received during the past four years, according to new data released last week by the Maine Opioid Settlement Support Center at the University of Southern Maine.
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Maine’s pool of money from taxes on home sales is growing. A community in Maine resists the idea of becoming a town again and new data shows the state has yet to spend nearly two-thirds of its opioid settlement funds. Kate Cough breaks down this week's headlines.
Late last month, a measure was passed in #Maine that would open state funding to houses of worship to help pay for security upgrades amid increasing threats to religious organizations across the U.S. Reporter Sean Scott breaks down how those funds would be used to help bolster safety.
This episode covers how #tariffs have affected #loggers and #sawmills in #Maine, the debate over whether federal #immigration agents can wear masks or otherwise conceal their identities and how that compares to rules for local police, and more.
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Some #Maine schools didn’t hire #mentalhealth professionals while federal money was frozen. With future funds uncertain, they’re still not sure they should. Kristian Moravec (@krstnimg.bsky.social) sits down with News Center Maine to discuss how some #schools are handling the uncertainty.
#Farm owners and land stewards in Washington County will have to wait to see whether a $45 million #funding package is coming their way after #Maine legislators declined to authorize the bond.
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On average, rural Mainers whose closest #hospital doesn’t have a #birthing unit are now driving 45 minutes one-way to the nearest birthing hospital, the longest drive in New England. Rural residents in #Maine carrying high-risk #pregnancies may be forced to go even farther.
#Maine Sen. Collins violated disclosure provisions of a federal financial transparency law she helped write by failing to properly disclose her husband’s purchase of a #pharmaceutical company corporate bond, according to a review from @notus.com.
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