Officials say a man led Maine State Police troopers on a 50-mile chase after he failed to stop on Interstate 95 near Hamden and crashed in Waterville.
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It’s farmers market season in Maine. Here’s what to expect
In central and southern Maine, farmers markets are starting to supply early crops and gather excitement about extending the growing season.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Residents of politically divided Hampden tread carefully with their neighbors
The suburb of Bangor is known for its good schools and quieter pace of life, but its demographics have been changing in recent years, bringing with it a tension that lives mostly beneath the surface.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Postal Service scraps plan to reduce role of Hampden facility
The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine residential care worker sentenced for ‘grotesque and pervasive’ assaults on disabled man
Zachery Conners, 26, was among 4 workers accused of abuse that included waterboarding, choking and sexually assaulting a nonverbal adult male client at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden.
Posted inMaine, News
Conservative activist who fought Maine school districts over race, gender policies dies by suicide
Shawn McBreairty was involved in numerous lawsuits against school districts, and his rhetoric about equity in schools was often amplified by right-wing media members, including Tucker Carlson.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Members of Congress demand Postal Service halt consolidations, warning of worsening mail delivery
As the USPS plans to consolidate mail processing centers, it’s getting pushback from legislators who say they’re hearing from constituents unhappy with the proposed changes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Rep. Golden introduces legislation to halt Postal Service consolidation
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says the USPS’ plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hampden mail processing facility will stay open after Postal Service review
The federal agency told a major employees union in a letter last week that the facility in Hampden ‘will remain open and will be modernized.’
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
How school boards statewide were pushed to allow the public to speak
A recent state law requires that public comments on education matters be allowed at school board meetings, even as a new effort is underway to restrict such commenting.