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University of Maine eyes $6M in budget cuts, including layoffs
University of Maine’s senior leadership outlined a plan that would slash the public institution’s expected fiscal 2028 nonacademic budget deficit from $9 million down to $3 million. The plan relies on expense cuts including an unspecified number of layoffs, along with some combination of shorter employee appointments and...
penbaypilot.com
Madison Cook for a more affordable community
I’m writing to support Madison Cook for Maine State House District 39 (Belfast, Belmont, and Northport). I was lucky enough to purchase a home in Maine before the pandemic that didn’t break the bank. Since then, housing prices have skyrocketed; we wouldn’t have been able to buy just a few months later. I often think about all we would have missed out on if we didn’t live in this fabulous community.
WCAX
New England home heating oil companies can get more fuel
The Daily Spin
Over 49,000 Medicare Advantage plans being canceled next year
Imagine opening your mail and finding out your health insurance plan is disappearing in a few months. That is what happened to 72-year-old Portland retiree Shoshana Hoose, who recently received a letter saying her Martin's Point Medicare Advantage plan would no longer be available in 2027.
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Mainers share their stories during Contractor Concerns Community Forum in Lewiston
PORTLAND (WGME) – The CBS13 I-Team heard about home renovation problems, unfinished projects and property owners searching for answers Wednesday at its Contractor Concerns Community Forum in Lewiston. People came through the doors with questions about projects that stalled, work that was never finished and contractors they say stopped...
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Maine utility sues five paper companies over alleged PFAS contamination
Greater Augusta Utility District filed a federal lawsuit seeking to recover costs linked to alleged PFAS contamination of drinking-water sources in Maine. The case names five companies associated with current or former paper and packaging operations along the Kennebec River. The complaint was filed on 7 October 2026 in the...
barharborstory.com
The proposed valuation is an 11.9% increase from 2026, with implications for how the town shares costs and receives certain state revenues.
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT—How much is the Town of Mount Desert worth?. Many of its residents would say it’s priceless, but the State of Maine has proposed that the town’s valuation for 2027 be $3,857,050,000. That’s an 11.9% increase...