Jeffrey Bartos and Miranda Loggans were charged with aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession just over a year after being charged with animal cruelty when 60 cats were removed from their Seventh Street home.
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Saint Dominic Academy high school may stay open for ‘bridge year’
The Portland diocese has issued conditions that must be met to continue running the school for one year as efforts progress to make it a private Catholic school.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Collins ‘encouraged’ by meeting with Navy secretary at Portsmouth Shipyard
The meeting came after workers at the Kittery shipyard were initially targeted as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Wilton lawmaker pleads not guilty to clean election law crimes
State Rep. Randall Hall pleaded not guilty to 12 charges of involving alleged forgery of signatures needed to get Maine Clean Elections funds.
Posted inMaine, News
Too many Mainers are going through ‘life-changing’ civil cases without attorneys, legal aid providers say
Seven legal organizations who help Mainers with urgent civil legal matters are asking lawmakers to pass a $15.9 million 2-year emergency bill.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Visitors to Maine dropped again in 2024, challenging a top industry
Spending by tourists increased slightly to $9.2 billion, but Gov. Mills anticipates further declines as Canadians curb U.S. travel plans.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Maine public universities impacted by Department of Energy funding cuts
The decision is being challenged in court by a group of public and private universities, including associations that represent University of Maine System schools.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lisbon to use leftover bond money on road work
Voters agreed that money remaining from a 2021 bond for Ferry Road construction can be used for other road projects.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston schools seeking $1 million to tackle space crunch
The school department has requested the funds to use for concept designs for a building at 287 Main St. that officials hope will address overcrowding concerns.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Poppy’s Redemption Center in Jay to close by state order
A state board upheld an appeal by a Livermore Falls redemption center arguing that Poppy’s license should not have been granted.