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Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. March 23, 2023. Editorial: The threat of a stagnant population Whenever Connecticut population data is released, two points are reinforced — we’re not growing and we’re getting older. Numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau are the latest...
Maine Legislature approves nearly $10 billion budget
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats in the Maine Legislature pushed through a nearly $10 billion, two-year state budget that prevents any government shutdown, but angered Republicans and virtually assures partisan rancor moving forward. House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross admonished...
House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change. The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease...
Masthead Maine exploring the sale of 30 newspapers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of 30 daily and weekly Maine newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald, told staff on Thursday that he is considering selling his media holdings. Reade Brower told employees in a memo that at 66 it's time to begin seeking a new owner for his...
Maine 19-year-old will plead guilty in mosque attack plot
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 19-year-old from Maine who the FBI says built homemade explosives and plotted to attack a mosque in the name of the Islamic State group will plead guilty to providing material support to terrorists. Xavier Pelkey of Waterville faces a maximum of 15 years in...
Maine sues manufacturers over forever chemical contamination
PORLTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals that have contaminated farms and wells, contending they knew about the toxicity decades ago but concealed the information from the public. Two lawsuits targeting DuPont, 3M and...
Maine tuition lawsuit targets religious school restrictions
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new lawsuit over Maine’s tuition reimbursement program for private schools contends an antidiscrimination law unfairly targets religious schools to prevent their participation. The law requiring all schools to follow state antidiscrimination laws,...
Police identify 2 killed when van crashes into Maine house
MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — The state medical examiner's office on Tuesday identified the two people killed when a van crashed into a house in northern Maine, but state police declined to provide specifics about the investigation. The driver of the van, Shawn Cote, 44, and the home's...
Student hurt when tractor-trailer hits school bus
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police are investigating a crash in which a tractor-trailer struck a school bus Tuesday, sending an injured student to a hospital. The bus was stopped when the tractor-trailer struck it from behind just before 8 a.m. Tuesday in Portland, police said. ...
Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently...
