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Topsham-based school district hires temporary superintendent Robert Lucy was hired to fill in for Superintendent Shawn Chabot, who was called to active duty with the Maine Army National Guard. Share The Maine School Administrative District 75 School Board discusses hiring an interim superintendent Thursday while Superintendent Shawn Chabot serves with the Maine Army National Guard in February and March. TOPSHAM — For the second time, Maine School Administrative District 75 has hired Robert Lucy to serve as its interim leader. Superintendent Shawn Chabot last week announced he has been cal...

Portland hires firm to investigate police response to anti-racism protest The city allocated $40,000 to pay for the investigation into the response to a large demonstration in June sparked by the death of George Floyd. Share Police in riot gear form a line across Franklin Street in Portland early in the morning on June 2 during a protest against police brutality and racism. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer The city of Portland has hired an out-of-state firm to do an internal affairs investigation of the Portland Police Department’s response to an anti-racism demonstration held in June. Clif...

The Maine Idea: The Curse of the Supermajority By Douglas RooksThe Maine Idea The days of the U.S. Senate filibuster appear to be numbered. A confrontation between Democrats and the newly minority Republicans will probably wait until after former President Trump’s second impeachment trial. But to preserve this “supermajority” relic – requiring 60 votes to proceed even to a debate – the GOP would have to reverse habits going back 25 years. Historically, the filibuster was deployed by Southern Democrats to prevent civil rights legislation, including anti-lynching protections, from ev...

Some Maine hospitals reporting shortage of protective gear Worse than national average, 29 percent of state's hospitals need more equipment to keep workers safe. Share Maine’s hospitals are experiencing more shortages of protective gear in the fight against COVID-19 than the national average, according to a federal report released Friday. But hospital officials say it’s nowhere near a crisis. Personal protective equipment, PPE, includes masks, gloves, booties and goggles, and helps keep health care workers safe from COVID-19 infections. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Heal...

Commentary: It is the perfect time for putting Maine on the move It’s time to explore how state and federal government and private investors can join forces to fund commuter rail between Lewiston-Auburn and Portland. By Tony DonovanSpecial to the Press Herald Share Maine taxpayers own a transportation infrastructure asset that is the envy of places around the world. Over the past 20 years, the state of Maine’s investment in railroads has provided an impressive return on investment. A recent opinion of value is $1 million a mile, or over $350 million in transportation infrastructure asse...