2 months ago
Cuts to public broadcasting would hurt Maine’s emergency alert system
It’s the sound of the U.S. Emergency Alert System, or EAS, a vital emergency service, especially in rural and remote communities. And it’s at risk.
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2 months ago
Maine’s storm preparedness may suffer under National Weather Service cuts
Those cuts have apparently extended to Maine, a state that has seen its fair share of serious flooding and storms in recent years.
3 months ago
Nearly 200 attend Houlton No Kings rally
The June 14 protest in Houlton was among 2,100 No Kings protests around the nation, including another one in Presque Isle.
3 months ago
Border patrol flies more immigrants out of Presque Isle
For the second time in a month, immigration detainees were flown out of the Presque Isle International Airport.
3 months ago
A court’s decision will continue limbo for Maine Job Corps centers
A federal judge in Manhattan has continued a temporary freeze on the Trump administration’s effort to shutter Job Corps.
3 months ago
Feds seek public input on Fort Fairfield Port of Entry project
Tuesday’s meeting will include an overview of the General Service Administration’s draft environmental assessment, which analyzes a 20-acre study area.
3 months ago
Federal Job Corps closures include 2 Maine locations
The federally funded Job Corps training centers in Bangor and Limestone, along with nearly 100 other sites across the country, will close at the end of the month. The U.S. Department of Labor will start a “phased pause in operations” of its 99 contract-operated Job Corps sites on June 30, the agency announced Thursday. The […]
4 months ago
Illegal border crossings down in Maine as migrants face more risk of removal
The Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested 113 “illegal aliens” from 16 countries in April, the sector’s highest number of arrests in a single month in nearly 24 years.
4 months ago
Trump budget cuts target national design program that helped rural Maine towns
The 30-year-old Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which Trump has targeted for elimination.
5 months ago
Northern Maine border businesses discuss path forward amid tariffs
The unpredictability of the tariff situation has resulted in a moving target for many businesses.
