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City of Portland faces budget gaps amid funding uncertainty

1 day ago | newscentermaine.com | Caroline LeCour

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland city leaders are grappling with a nearly $30 million budget shortfall as they prepare the fiscal year budget, a gap driven by increasing departmental needs and higher wages—and worsened by shrinking state and federal support. City Manager Danielle West presented her recommended budget last week, calling the situation “especially difficult” as the city tries to offset declining revenues while maintaining essential services.
Communities in Maine struggle with food access as transportation barriers rise

2 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Caroline LeCour

HARRISON, Maine — For many families facing food insecurity in Maine, the most pressing issue isn't always about finding food but finding a way to reach it. Right now in Maine, the USDA identifies a handful of what are known as "food deserts," which are described as areas where there is a lack of stores offering affordable food within a convenient distance. In more rural parts of the state, food banks such as the Harrison Food Bank step in to help.
'Down East' magazine digs into Maine's mudflats

3 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Rob Caldwell

PORTLAND, Maine — Each year, tens of thousands of words are written in praise of the beauty of the coast of Maine. They pay tribute to the beguiling mix of islands and peninsulas, cliffs and mountains, bays and beaches. Rarely, though, does anyone stop to say a kind word about Maine’s mudflats. The May issue of “Down East” addresses that oversight.
Maine lawmakers consider ban on legacy admissions for colleges, universities

3 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Alex Haskell

MAINE, USA — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make Maine the sixth state in the U.S. to ban legacy admissions in higher education. The bill introduced by Sen. Michael Tipping, D-Penobscot, aims to eliminate admissions advantages for applicants with family connections to the schools. "It should be based on merit, not based on who your parents are or how much money they have," Tipping said.
Vertical Harvest farm in Westbrook, Maine nearly ready for first plants

3 days ago | newscentermaine.com | David Guildford

WESTBROOK, Maine — In downtown Westbrook this month, passersby were treated to an unannounced light show. Vertical Harvest, one of the city's most noticeable tenants, had sprung to life through its near-endless vaulted glass windows, as its leadership prepared to begin work at a farm the likes of which Mainers had never seen before. In fact, most Americans have never seen anything like Vertical Harvest.
US and Iran experts to meet in Oman for nuclear talks

5 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Matthew Lee

ROME, Italy — Iran and the United States will begin having experts meet to discuss details of a possible deal over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the top Iranian diplomat said Saturday after a second round of negotiations in Rome. The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who met with U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff for several hours, suggest movement in the talks. The experts will meet in Oman before Araghchi and Witkoff meet again in Oman on April 26, Araghchi said.
Man convicted of double murder seeks retrial after more than a decade in prison

6 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Alex Haskell

PORTLAND, Maine — After spending more than a decade behind bars, convicted murderer Joel Hayden returned to a courtroom in Portland in an attempt to overturn his sentence. Hayden is serving two life sentences for killing Renee Sandora, the mother of his four children, and Trevor Mills, his longtime friend. Sandora and Mills were fatally shot outside Sandora’s home in New Gloucester back in 2011.
Myler Makes It: Chocolate Easter Eggs

6 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Aaron Myler

PORTLAND, Maine — Easter Sunday means many things to many people, but it also means lots of chocolate all around. I went to Chocolats Passion in Portland to learn how they transform chocolate into Easter eggs that you can break open to reveal the hidden goodies inside. I got to work with co-owner Sarah Burns to learn the art of the chocolate. We started off with the molds for the chocolates. The eggs start off as two halves, so they can be filled.
Humpback whale becomes first new exhibit at Maine State Museum

1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Don Carrigan

AUGUSTA, Maine — “It is a big whale”, said Bernard Fishman, director of the Maine State Museum. That it is--a 45-foot, full skeleton of a female humpback whale, now mounted in what will be a featured space of the Augusta museum. Beside the adult whale skeleton is a far smaller skeleton of a humpback whale calf. Together, they will form what project leader Dan DenDanto says will be the world's first exhibit of its kind.
Maine legal aid faces funding loss, but lawmakers propose $3.3M bill for support

1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Rya Wooten

AUGUSTA, Maine — Attorneys from organizations that offer free civil legal services for those who can't afford them are at risk of losing $2 million in annual state funding, but Maine lawmakers are proposing legislation that would help cover the gap. LD 1022 would secure $3.3 million in continued yearly funding for civil justice providers. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Anne Carney, who serves as chair of the Judiciary Committee.