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AI and a confusing economy are creating major uncertainties for Maine's 2026 graduates
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (676+ words) It's graduation season in Maine as colleges across the state celebrate the academic achievements of those who must now be tested in the working world. And this year, graduates are facing some major uncertainties, including a confusing economy and the…...
Vice President Vance to visit Bangor Thursday to talk fraud, stump for Paul Le Page
1+ week, 2+ day ago (336+ words) Vice President JD Vance will be in Bangor today where he is expected to talk about fraud and to stump for former Republican Gov. Paul Le Page. President Donald Trump appointed Vance to lead a task force focused on fraud…...
Inside the effort to restore 'Big Jim,' an icon of Maine's bygone sardine industry
1+ week, 3+ day ago (910+ words) For more than a century, the sardine " not lobster " was the king of Maine's coastal fisheries. The industry may be gone but the people who helped catch and pack the little fish for sale around the world remain with stories…...
Gerald Talbot, civil rights leader and Maine's first Black legislator, dies at 94
1+ week, 5+ day ago (263+ words) Gerald Talbot, Maine's first Black state legislator and civil rights leader, has passed away at the age of 94. Talbot represented a part of Portland for three terms in the Maine House of Representatives and was known as a respected civil…...
Maine State Police make arrest in 40-year-old cold case
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (169+ words) Stephen Bouchard, the former live-in boyfriend of Alice Hawkes, has been charged with her murder Maine State Police make arrest in 40-year-old cold case Maine State Police say they have made an arrest in a 40-year-old murder case. Following a…...
Maine researchers study long term Lyme disease symptoms and urge steps to control ticks
2+ week, 3+ day ago (279+ words) This past winter did little to reduce Maine's tick population, according to scientists at the Maine Health Vector-Borne Disease Lab. Vector ecologist Chuck Lubelczyk says ticks are established in every county except Aroostook, and it's common for them to carry…...
Maine regulators consider warning candidates against coordinating with PACs via 'red boxing"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (194+ words) Maine's campaign finance regulator is considering warning candidates about a tactic used to invite spending on their behalf by political action committees. While Maine law doesn't explicitly outlaw red boxing, a memo issued by Ethics staff argued that the tactic…...
Rep. Pingree says she'll visit Maine teenager held in Texas ICE facility
2+ week, 4+ day ago (139+ words) Maine Democratic congresswoman Chellie Pingree said she'll visit an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas this week, in an effort to assist 19-year-old Olivia Andre, an asylum seeker from Portland who's been detained there since November. Pingree made…...
Maine nurses demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (188+ words) Maine Medical Center Nurses are demanding that Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance. At a press conference Friday in Portland, Nurse Andrew Gesler said he is frustrated that Maine Health has not…...
Maine Democrats gather in Portland for state convention ahead of pivotal election
3+ week, 1+ day ago (168+ words) Convention attendees will hear on Saturday evening from the leading Democratic candidate in the Senate race, Hancock County oysterman and Marine Corps veteran Graham Platner. David Costello of Brunswick is also seeking the party's nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Susan…...