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Activists to rally in Portland on Saturday for dairy workers’ rights

By Troy R. Bennett on Jun 22, 2023 05:55 pm
The push for Hannaford to adopt a farmworker-authored code of conduct comes as farm worker rights face Legislative action.
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Top Democrat’s ‘storm the capitol’ criticism puts Maine education officials on defense

By Michael Shepherd on Jun 22, 2023 05:53 pm
The Maine Department of Education has said it worked in good faith to enact a law championed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross.
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Moms for Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in its newsletter

By The Associated Press on Jun 22, 2023 05:14 pm
"We condemn Adolf Hitler's actions and his dark place in human history," read a statement from chapter chair Paige Miller on the cover of the revised newsletter.
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Tourist sub customer calls his 2021 dive to the Titanic a ‘kamikaze operation’

By The Associated Press on Jun 22, 2023 04:41 pm
Arthur Loibl described CEO Stockton Rush as a tinkerer who tried to make do with what was available to carry out the dives, but in hindsight, he said, "it was a bit dubious."
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Interpreters at MaineHealth overwhelmingly vote to form union

By Leela Stockley on Jun 22, 2023 03:57 pm
The medical interpreters voted 29-0 to join the Maine Service Employees Association, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989.
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Maine House follows Senate in passing paid leave proposal

By Billy Kobin on Jun 22, 2023 03:43 pm
The House voted 79-65 to pass the proposal that would allow workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave in Maine.
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Coast Guard confirms that missing submersible imploded, killing all 5 passengers

By The Associated Press on Jun 22, 2023 03:07 pm
OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday says its pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with four other passengers "have sadly been lost."
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Tight inventory kept home sales low in May

By Leela Stockley on Jun 22, 2023 02:50 pm
The median sales price for a Maine home rose by 6.57 percent to $373,000 last month, compared with May 2022.
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Maine still has the highest median age in the country

By Christopher Burns on Jun 22, 2023 01:27 pm
Maine has the highest median age of any state in the nation at 44.8.
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A $20M PFAS research center could be coming to UMaine

By Valerie Royzman on Jun 22, 2023 01:26 pm
If the funding is secured at UMaine, it will be used to renovate and expand facilities at the university’s Orono campus.
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