6 years ago
Shrinking high school population poses a challenge for reclassifying sports teams
Changing demographics and a shrinking high school population have challenged organizers within the Maine Principals’ Association.
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6 years ago
Maine earns high marks for safety and environment but economy still lags, study says
Maine’s gross domestic product lagged the nation, but beat New England, according to an annual assessment of the state’s economic health that was released Wednesday.
6 years ago
Emera Maine is withdrawing its request for a rate increase
Emera Maine said Tuesday it is withdrawing its request with state regulators to increase its distribution rate amid a bid to sell the utility to a western Canadian firm.
6 years ago
State issues draft fee structure, rules for recreational marijuana industry
Just two days after marijuana enthusiasts celebrated their favorite vice on 4/20, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy posted draft rules for the state’s coming regulated cannabis market.
6 years ago
2 new Stephen King works to be adapted for the screen
There are two more additions to the seemingly never-ending stream of Stephen King works being adapted into movies and TV series, both announced last week.
6 years ago
House subpoena for Mueller report escalates investigation
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel’s Robert Mueller’s report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Maine company to ship new river power system to Alaska
ORPC Inc., a Portland-based company that designs and sells turbines that use river or ocean water to generate energy, on Wednesday unveiled its first commercial system for use on rivers.
6 years ago
While deaths still outnumber births, US Census says Maine’s population rose in 10 counties
The population of Maine as a whole and 10 of the state’s 16 counties is rising, as is the number of people moving into the state and into 14 counties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2018 population estimates Thursday.
6 years ago
Maine company to ship new river power system to Alaska
ORPC Inc., a Portland-based company that designs and sells turbines that use river or ocean water to generate energy, on Wednesday unveiled its first commercial system for use on rivers.
6 years ago
Acadia Hospital mistakenly released confidential information of 300 Suboxone patients
A communications official at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor mistakenly emailed the confidential names of 300 patients with prescriptions for Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, to an editor at the Bangor Daily News last week.
