4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (699+ words) WATERVILLE " A bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Flavia DeBrito of Waterville that would expand insurance and MaineCare coverage for a range of emergency and health care services has drawn strong support from service providers and others. On Feb. 17, City Manager…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (774+ words) Rising property values and years of inflation have pushed property taxes up in recent years " straining household budgets in all 16 counties. But untangling the factors driving up costs, and working to limit them, has long challenged Maine officials. To cope,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (704+ words) The Portland International Jetport reached a $125,000 settlement with the city of South Portland in a dispute about the removal of trees and disturbance of wetlands along Interstate 295 as part of a runway approach project last year. The settlement includes a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (566+ words) Maine's formula for distributing state funding to local school districts " which lawmakers, school leaders and researchers have described as inequitable for more than a decade " could be getting an update. Members of the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (526+ words) Three organizations in Sanford and Wells are planning new projects dedicated to housing and urban development that will be supported by recently approved federal funding. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which includes nearly $103 billion in funding nationwide,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) Biddeford is moving forward with its Opioid Settlement Fund plan and considering its future plans for thousands of dollars that were used last year to triple the number of recovery centers in the city. The plan lays out Biddeford's strategy…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (1203+ words) BOWDOINHAM " By all indications, Derek Saxon picked a good year to finally take over what used to be Jim's Camps. The parking lot was full at what is now D's Camps, the 18 smelt shacks lined up on the Cathance River…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (186+ words) Maine's correctional system is run by the state and has no private prisons. Maine's eight correctional facilities are all state-operated; there are no facilities operated by private corporations. Official listings of Maine Department of Corrections facilities show seven state-run prisons…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) After years of controversy, the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line will begin commercial operations this week, according to documents filed with Maine regulators. The 145-mile line connects a hydropower generation facility in Quebec, Canada, to a converter station…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (255+ words) Recent reporting'on the attorney general's handling of opioid settlement funds raises serious concerns about transparency and oversight. Maine has secured more than $260 million through opioid settlements, money intended to address a crisis that has taken thousands of lives in our…...