UMaine women’s basketball drops close game to VCU

Students using Google search in classroom accounts will need access to AI tools, the company says

Students using Google software in school will not be allowed to use the company’s search tool unless their school system also provides them access to artificial intelligence tools, the tech giant said Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over the use of its technology […]

Lack of bathrooms and heat prompted Bangor Mall to be condemned, city says

The city explained its reasoning, saying the “significant health and safety-related code violations” forced the condemnation.

Sister June Carpenter, one of the few remaining Shakers, dies in Maine. She was 88.

Sister June Carpenter, one of the last members of the only remaining community of the Shaker religious movement, died Tuesday. Carpenter had been struggling with health problems and limited mobility, according to an announcement from the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in Maine. She was 88. Carpenter was one of two longtime members of the Sabbathday […]

Maine turnout could reach 70% on a smooth Election Day

By 3 p.m., Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' office had heard of no significant problems at the polls, she said.

Midterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country

Featuring one of the most diverse slates of both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years, this midterm election has set up a possible wave of historic leadership firsts across the country. Voters on Tuesday could propel into office the first Native American female governor and Native women senators, the first Black female governor,the first […]