Maine Department of Education announced new standards back in 2020 but implementation was delayed statewide by the pandemic.
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Oxford County Commission approves dispatch communications upgrade
County commissioners also hired a new temporary part-time dispatcher and adjusted incentives for the assistant director of the Oxford County Regional Communications Center.
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Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
John Hinton, who is known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto. Geoffrey Hopfield is an American working at Princeton.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
States sue TikTok, claim platform is addictive and harms kids’ mental health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against the video platform.
Posted inMaine
For 8 years, Brunswick Landing hangar inspections often found deficiencies
An initial view of a hefty document submitted to the Town of Brunswick on Friday shows 6,300 gallons of toxic firefighting foam known as AFFF is stored in hangars owned by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.
Posted inNation / World
Hurricane Milton nears Florida coast as thousands evacuate
Amid dire warnings and predictions of giant storm surges, Floridians puzzled over how far to flee was far enough – or whether to flee at all.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s Jewish community marks a year since the Israel-Hamas war began
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and Rebbetzin Lisa Mayer of Auburn took to stage with their instruments to perform the Shema, ‘Judaism’s most sacred prayer,’ to honor a survivor of last year’s Hamas attack on Israel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Safe Voices holds vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dozens turned out for Safe Voices’ vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden, Austin Theriault clash in 2nd District debate: Here are the takeaways
Golden, a Democrat, is seeking a fourth term in Congress, while Theriault, a first-term Republican state representative and former NASCAR driver, hopes to unseat him.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn’s Mill Street resource center slated for spring completion
The first phase will be finished by Dec. 1, allowing the Pleasant Street drop-in center to begin operations on Mill Street.