After a successful debut summer, which saw over 400 teens and children participate, the Diocese of Portland’s youth program “Totus Tuus” will expand to 12 locations throughout Maine this year, including a return to the Parish of the Precious Blood in Caribou.
In a bipartisan gesture of heartfelt gratitude toward both George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a group of their colleagues in introducing legislation to authorize the U.S. Department of the Treasury to mint $1 coins honoring the former president and first lady.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine started making its case in federal court on Monday against the ban on medication-assisted treatment in county jail amid the opioid crisis.
An early morning traffic stop in St. Francis resulted in police arresting an Allagash man on felony drug charges on Sunday, Feb. 10.
Maine lawmakers are being asked to consider what seven states and more than 130 other cities and towns have done across the country: replace the Columbus Day holiday with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The same four entities will be showing the state’s boys and girls high school basketball tournament games this season either online or on TV, according to Dick Durost, the executive director of the Maine Principals’ Association.
Despite a slight decrease in Maine overdose deaths during the first nine months of 2018, public health officials continue to warn about the urgency of the crisis.
A fresh round of snow is heading into Maine later this week, and it could dump close to a foot of snow over most of the state in time for the Wednesday morning commute.
The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) conducted its weekly heating fuel price survey on Monday, Jan. 7, and found the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.86 per gallon, down 9 cents in the last three weeks.
With the Legislature back in session, Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton, reminds local schools and students about the Senate Honorary Page program at the State House in Augusta.
