• Published

  February 6, 2023
  

  As teacher departures rise in Maine, solutions could be a year or more away

  Maine lacks teacher vacancy tracking mechanism, making it difficult to see which districts need the most help.

• Published

  January 30, 2023
  

  There’s an ugly side to Maine harness racing

  Horses have been subjected to drugging and abuse, with more than 600 violations issued by the state governing body for the sport since 2016.

• Published

  January 12, 2023
  

  Gov. Mills includes additional $17 million for public defenders and contracted lawyers in budget proposal

  An additional 10 public defenders and tiered hourly wages for contracted counsel included in state budget plan.

• Published

  January 12, 2023
  

  Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the latest COVID booster

  The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.

• Published

  January 2, 2023
  

  State courts confront crisis on multiple fronts

  Jail recordings of attorney-client phone calls and defense lawyer shortages are among the top concerns.

advertisement
• Published

  September 28, 2022
  

  Maine prosecutors drop indictment amid allegations investigator ‘monitored’ attorney calls

  Kennebec County memo shows investigator monitored calls a man made to his lawyer in April 2022.

• Published

  September 19, 2022
  

  While looking for a cake mixer, man finds medieval manuscript in Waterville

  A bargain hunter discovered a leaf from the more than 700-year-old Beauvais Missal while dropping by an estate sale this month on a whim.

• Published

  August 27, 2022

  DEP says developer of $1 billion Washington County project built cabins without permits

  Inspectors found the Worcester Holdings company built several dozen cabins, a restaurant, roads and parking areas without obtaining necessary permits.

• Published

  August 23, 2022

  Maine reaches ‘point of failure,’ seeks $62.1 million for indigent public defense

  Lawmakers are asked to double state spending on poor, criminal defendants.