Funding for the system has been caught up in a budget fight between Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic lawmakers.
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Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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Posted inMaine, News
Could Maine finally create a statewide system for tracking rape kits?
A proposal died when the Legislature ran out of time last year. While there’s more support for the effort this year, lawmakers wonder if they will have the funding.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Mexico soup kitchen to reopen Tuesday under town operation
Mexico Select Board member Peter Merrill said, ‘There’s been no misappropriation of their money. It’s been handled legally, and that’s been run by the Maine Municipal Association.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations
Over the past 4 years, Worcester Resources has racked up more than $50,000 in federal fines for workplace safety and record-keeping infractions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Upgrading the grid
Utility workers work on Turner Street in Auburn Monday morning.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Monmouth man indicted on charges following chase, crash of stolen U-Haul
Ronald R. Hinkley Jr., 25, was indicted on charges stemming from a high-speed police chase ending in a crash Feb. 19 in Winthrop.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield meeting Thursday on migrant worker housing at Irving mill
The town failed to give proper prior notice for the previous public hearing held on the mill housing project.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Oak Hill Road in Auburn closed after culvert failure
It’s the second major culvert collapse in Auburn this spring.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Trump cuts $35 million in Maine funding after calling digital access initiatives ‘racist’
The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.