By Setareh Jalali Plea negotiations have begun for the Maine man charged in the Capitol riot that took place this past January. Kyle Fitzsimmons, 37, of Lebanon, Maine, was arrested in February and is currently awaiting trial at a jail in Washington, D.C. He…
By Setareh Jalali Some good news for Portland Public School students: The Portland School Board voted this week to adjust the start and end times for the city’s public schools. Per the school board’s proposal document, the schedule for the 2021-2022…
By Setareh Jalali Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant for $30 million. The city beat out Detroit, Cleveland, Camden, NJ, and Fort Myers, FL for the competitive grant. According to the city’s 2019 executive summary, officials plan to use the funds to address “the interconnected challenges…
By Setareh Jalali The FBI has launched an investigation into possible illegal campaign donations to Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins’ 2020 re-election campaign. According to a recent search warrant application, the FBI have reasons to believe the former CEO of the Hawaii-based defense company Navatek, now…
By Kelley Bouchard The federal government has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of a company involved in an international deal to sell the state $4.5 million in overpriced counterfeit N95 masks last December and January. The U.S. Attorney for…
By Colin Woodard The Passamaquoddy Tribe has reacquired almost the entirety of a 150-acre island in Big Lake that was illegally taken from them in the mid-19th century in violation of a 1794 treaty and the Maine Constitution. The acquisition…
By Emily Bader LEWISTON – As the state reaches significant milestones in the fight against COVID-19, Central and Western Maine continue to see high hospitalization numbers and struggle to catch up with the rest of the state in getting shots…
By Terry Stackhouse LEWISTON, Maine — Refugees in Lewiston are celebrating changes to federal policies which, they hope, will allow more people to resettle in Maine. After weeks of pressure from resettlement supporters, the Biden administration announced plans last week…
By WGME AUGUSTA -- During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation on Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced that Maine is launching an outdoor-centered incentive program aimed at encouraging Maine people…
By Megan Gray Advocates are asking lawmakers to commit to closing Maine’s only youth prison within two years, a step that is still opposed by the state Department of Corrections. Lawmakers are considering a resolution that would direct the department…