Maine lawmakers turn their attention to campaigning Kennebec Journal AP PORTLAND — Maine legislators have turned their attention from lawmaking to campaigning with the close of the legislative session and a third of all seats becoming vacant for November's election. The State House is seen Thursday, May 17, 2012, ...
Maine jobless rate holds steady at 7.2 percent BusinessWeek Maine's labor department says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in April, which was unchanged from March and down from 7.7 percent a year ago. Commissioner Robert Winglass said Friday that 51200 Mainers were jobless last ...
Maine education bills gain final passage Press Herald Perhaps the most far-reaching is LD 1422, which changes high school diploma requirements as the first step in moving all schools to the proficiency-based education model promoted by the Maine Department of Education. Other bills that had been awaiting ...
Maine town honors caretaker of Herbie the elm tree Seacoastonline.com By AP YARMOUTH, Maine — The town of Yarmouth is honoring the local resident who cared for New England's champion elm. Frank Knight, who died Monday at 103, spent five decades looking after the tree nicknamed Herbie, seeing it through 14 bouts of Dutch ...
Four local Maine schools receive top nutrition award Seacoastonline.com Heidi Kessler, Let's Go! school nutrition manager at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, talks with students at York Village School Friday, May 18, during the school's Bronze Award presentation from the US Department of ...
Maine will soon join federal program to fight illegal immigration WMTW Portland Maine will be the last state in the country to join a new program designed to help the federal government identify illegal immigrants. The Secure Communities program will take effect in late May. Once the program is in place, the fingerprints of anyone ...
