Maine fights ruling that it illegally fired immigrant whose work permit briefly lapsed

Bangor Public Library is displaying one of the earliest Declaration of Independence copies

The showing is part of the first statewide tour for the Maine Historical Society’s copy of the document.

Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by federal officials, marking a sea change by President Donald Trump’s administration in how the landmark environmental law is enforced. A directive sent to […]

What families need to know about Maine college admissions

WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL SANDS If you have a child who is a junior or senior in high school and interested in college, you may feel more than a little overwhelmed thinking about where your child will go to school, what the admissions requirements are, and how to complete all that paperwork. The college admissions process […]

Beyond basket-weaving: Maine's most unusual college programs

WRITTEN BY JOANNA O’ LEARY When I was applying to a particularly competitive college (not in Maine), my father joked that during my interview, I should say I intended to major in basket weaving. That major wasn’t actually real—but what if it had been? Students enrolling at Maine’s colleges, technical schools, and universities this year […]

Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption

A former senior budget official for Connecticut’s Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahead of his sentencing for corruption, his lawyer and prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, also sent his attorney a 10-page email accusing Gov. Ned Lamont of […]