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RSU 71 board members say they were pressured to support closing Swanville school
“I was called into a principal’s office and told that if I do not change my vote, then student programs will be cut," board member Laura Baker said.
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4mPolice investigate brawl after meeting in a sharply divided Maine town
Tensions in Brownfield, Maine, escalated into a physical brawl involving town officials amid a contentious recall campaign, sparking a police investigation into the altercation.
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5mMaine legislators urge AG’s office to fund struggling Bangor-based healthcare provider
Nine Maine legislators are urging the Attorney General to provide $1 million in opioid settlement funding to help Penobscot Community Health Care avoid bankruptcy and maintain vital housing services.
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5mCharles said he’ll seek ICE presence at Maine’s polls
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles faces criticism after suggesting he would request federal agents at Maine polling places to prevent illegal voting, a move experts deem likely illegal.
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5mAroostook school officials discuss revisions to district merging plan
Under the plan, MSAD 33, which serves Frenchville and St. Agatha, would merge with the Madawaska school district.
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7mPresque Isle doctor stuck in Canada for five months always knew she would go home
A Presque Isle physician barred from re-entering the U.S. for months has been allowed back into the country.