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Alabama House passes bill to help fix shortage of school bus drivers
House education budget Chairman Rep. Danny Garrett said the driver shortage is a critical problem.
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Gov. Mills traveled outside of Maine as ICE operation began. Her team won’t say why.
Governor Janet Mills speaks with the press at Portland City Hall Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Gov. Janet Mills speaks with reporters at Portland City Hall Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43384844_20260122_GovMills003.jpg?w=300"…
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Saco to hold public hearing on RV camping ordinance
Saco voters will decide Nov. 8 if they want to amend the city charter to allow a city mayor to be able to have a ceremonial office at City Hall. " data-image-caption="Saco City Hall. (Tammy Wells/Staff Writer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/08/Saco-city-hall-wider-version.-1660052678.jpg?w=263"…
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Biddeford council votes against moratorium on mobile home lot rent increases
Biddeford mobile home park resident Carol Normand speaks in favor of a 90-day mobile home lot rent increase moratorium Tuesday. (Screenshot/Biddeford City Council) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Screen-Shot-2026-01-22-at-1.39.07-PM.jpg?w=300"…
Midcoast district shaping plan to renovate or close schools
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Midcoast district shaping plan to renovate or close schools
Maine School Administrative District 75 offices. (Katie Langley/Staff Writer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/IMG_9911.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/IMG_9911.jpg?w=780" />The district is evaluating several options for its buildings and may close, rebuild or rehab some aging schools.
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Orrington infant had multiple injuries when she died, autopsy finds
The baby's father has been charged with murder and is being held at the Penobscot County Jail.
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Documentary highlights challenges of aging wastewater infrastructure
Bath Wastewater Treatment Plant. " data-image-caption="Bath’s Wastewater Treatment Plant sits next to the Kennebec River, handling the flow of wastewater and stormwater. (Paul Bagnall/Staff Writer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/TR.BathWastewaterTreatmentPlant.0120-1.jpg?w=300"…
Portland City Council approves new police oversight board despite union concern
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Portland City Council approves new police oversight board despite union concern
PORTLAND, ME – AUGUST 11: Mayor Mark Dion addresses the gallery as the Portland City Council holds a public hearing on Monday evening. The council was discussing a moratorium on new concert halls, just one day before the Planning Board is scheduled to vote on a 3,300-seat venue proposed by the concert giant Live Nation. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Mayor Mark Dion addresses the gallery during an August council meeting. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/42751703_20250811_moratoriumvote_3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/42751703_20250811_moratoriumvote_3.jpg?w=780" />The board is more than 3 years in the making since voters approved a referendum in 2022.
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Asylum seeker arrested at ICE field office in Scarborough now in Massachusetts
SCARBOROUGH, ME – APRIL 17: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at 40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough on Monday, April 17, 2023. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Scarborough in 2023. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) "…
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First full Masters Of The Universe trailer finds He-Man working in HR
The next big Mattel movie looks like it’s pulling a few cues from Barbie. Both movies see an otherworldly hero relegated to a sterile and hostile Earth where they don’t fit in, but then have the chance to bring the lessons they learned here back to save their home. In Barbie, that meant embracing womanhood in all its forms and reaching a détante with men to live in something like harmony. In Masters Of The Universe,…
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All the nominees at the 2026 Oscars
Another year of film history is just about in the books. This morning, Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. At this point in awards season, it can start to feel like the categories are a bit locked, but there were still a couple of things we could count as surprises. Wicked: For Good was completely shut out from the running this year, after racking up a whole slew…
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Return To Silent Hill for the series' worst film adaptation yet
Typically, reunion tours are reserved for beloved acts getting up in front of fans old and new in order to, hopefully, instill something aside from pure nostalgia into their playing of the hits. A bit of age-earned gravitas, or time-honed virtuosity, or at least some erosion of self-seriousness might add depth to the fan service. But that can sometimes be wishful thinking, and the trip down memory lane can be a…