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Maine DOE Job Opportunity: Grant Program Administrator for the Later Secondary School Start Time Fund

Maine DOE Job Opportunity: Grant Program Administrator for the Later Secondary School Start Time Fund

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is seeking a Grant Program Administrator to oversee implementation of the new Later Secondary School Start Time Fund, established by the Maine Legislature in 2025. This role will be responsible for...

Owner:  American Government
A Day with Benjamin Johnson: Celebrating a 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist Bringing New Life to a Dead Language 

A Day with Benjamin Johnson: Celebrating a 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist Bringing New Life to a Dead Language 

Benjamin Johnson commands the room during his Latin I class at Hampden Academy. Walk into Benjamin Johnson’s classroom at Hampden Academy, and you will find teenagers who are enthusiastic, laughing, and engaged. Placed on a desk in the corner of...

Owner:  American Government
A Day with Bridget Wright: Celebrating a 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist and Innovative Educator

A Day with Bridget Wright: Celebrating a 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist and Innovative Educator

Bridget Wright, the 2025 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a finalist for 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year, welcomed a panel of selection committee members to Lincoln Academy this week to see her teaching in action and hear from those who know...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Mills Announces Creation of the Maine Life Sciences Center

Governor Mills Announces Creation of the Maine Life Sciences Center

Governor also announces $2.7 million in awards by Maine Technology Institute to build a state-of-the-art life science laboratory facility in Maine Governor Janet Mills today announced the creation of the Maine Life Sciences Center, a new...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Issues Joint Statement Affirming Safety of and Access to Mifepristone

Attorney General Bonta Issues Joint Statement Affirming Safety of and Access to Mifepristone

Despite FDA’s unnecessary and baseless comments, mifepristone remains safe and available OAKLAND — Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and...

Owner:  American Government
Attorneys general issue joint statement affirming the safety of and access to medical abortion drug

Attorneys general issue joint statement affirming the safety of and access to medical abortion drug

Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of mifepristone. “For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Mills Announces Launch of the Maine Department of Energy Resources

Governor Mills Announces Launch of the Maine Department of Energy Resources

New cabinet-level department, replacing the Governor's Energy Office, will lead policy and planning to promote affordable, reliable energy for Maine people and businesses._ Governor Janet Mills today announced the official launch of the Maine...

Owner:  American Government
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Maine Monitor: Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts

Maine Monitor: Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts

By Elaine Appleton Grant of the Maine Monitor At Neighbor’s Cupboard in Winterport, funding cuts aren’t the biggest challenge. It’s keeping volunteers, especially as they get older. Phylis Allen organizes supplies at Neighbor’s Cupboard, a food...

Owner:  Central Maine Media Alliance
Maine pilot program aims to improve inclusive education

Maine pilot program aims to improve inclusive education

A five-year pilot program in Maine aims to ensure special education students are no longer segregated from their peers. Research shows inclusive classrooms boost student attendance rates, family engagement and postsecondary success. Kate MacLeod,...

Owner:  Maine People’s Alliance
First Radar Images From NASA Satellite Showcase Maine Coast, North Dakota Farmland

First Radar Images From NASA Satellite Showcase Maine Coast, North Dakota Farmland

NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland in incredible detail. The pictures, released Thursday, are from a spacecraft that rocketed into orbit from India two months ago. The joint...

Owner:  Wells Media Group Employees
The Richest Places In Maine As Revealed By The Latest Census Data
Sahasam, Maine Pyar Kiya & more: Three must-watch Malayalam OTT flicks this week
Emergency Work to Start on Maine Turnpike in Portland

Emergency Work to Start on Maine Turnpike in Portland

Emergency repairs are set to begin next week on the Maine Turnpike bridge over Forest Avenue in Portland. Turnpike Authority Director of Communications Rebecca Grover says structural damage was discovered during routine inspections. “Our...

Owner:  Saga Communications Inc.
Maine’s rural nursing crisis prompts new Down East program

Maine’s rural nursing crisis prompts new Down East program

Five years after the onset of the pandemic, the only hospital that still delivers babies in Washington County continues to rely on travel nurses to fill its staffing gaps. The nursing shortage has eased a little since 2020, but the situation is...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
Making it in Maine requires a robust domestic manufacturing strategy | Opinion

Making it in Maine requires a robust domestic manufacturing strategy | Opinion

Whitney Waxman and Ben Waxman are co-founders of American Roots Apparel in Westbrook. The Trump administration’s push to revive American manufacturing through tariffs, as highlighted in a recent New York Times article (“Trump wants America to make...

Owner:  National Trust for Local News
12 Maine fall events to help you enjoy the best of the season

12 Maine fall events to help you enjoy the best of the season

There are many pumpkins to choose from at the Seahore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport. (Photo courtesy of Seashore Trolley Museum) 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Also Oct. 13-19. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport,...

Owner:  National Trust for Local News
Maine’s Food Pantries Struggle with Volunteer Shortage

Maine’s Food Pantries Struggle with Volunteer Shortage

By ELAINE APPLETON GRANT The Maine Monitor WINTERPORT, Maine (AP) — Phylis Allen spends her days looking for things. She searches for potatoes at Sam’s Club, cheap beets and ginger at Walmart and a local grocery store. She studies the weekly...

Owner:  Saga Communications Inc.
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