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Times Record News

Published
October 4, 2023

Maine safety net spending has tripled since start of pandemic

With costs ballooning, state lawmakers are looking at ways to restructure the state's General Assistance program to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Published
October 4, 2023

Bath honors ties to Japanese city with torii gate, memorial garden

Bath built a Japanese torii gate and memorial garden honoring citizens of Tsugaru who, in 1889, rescued crew members of the Cheseborough, a Bath-built merchant vessel that ran aground during a typhoon.
Published
October 4, 2023

Topsham-area schools host active-shooter training Friday

Schools will be closed on Friday for a simulated active-shooter response training.
Published
October 4, 2023

Climate demonstrators call for L.L. Bean to discourage fossil fuel investment

Demonstrators have been stationed outside the Freeport flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or to divest entirely.
Published
October 4, 2023

Hallowell Pride Alliance complaint citing Fire Department ‘bias’ prompts city probe

In addition to the allegations of bias, city officials are working to address the lack of staffing during parades.

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Published
October 4, 2023

Natural Resources Council of Maine backs public utility ballot measure

The state's most well-known environmental advocacy group says that Pine Tree Power 'offers our best chance to advance the clean energy transition with the accountability, creativity and collaboration necessary to keep costs as low as possible.'
Published
October 4, 2023

Wells man pleads guilty to charge in connection with Capitol riot

David Ball, who was spotted wearing a sweatshirt with his company's logo, faces to up 6 months in prison for demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Published
October 4, 2023

Maine needs 84,000 new homes in the next 7 years, report finds

The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.
Published
October 3, 2023

McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history.
Published
October 3, 2023

Question 2: What you need to know about the foreign campaign spending ban

The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.