Calvary Chapel Belfast asked a federal judge to stop the sale of the University of Maine-owned building, claiming the university system showed religious bias when it rescinded an offer to the church.
Riley Board
Staff Writer
Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.
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Maine religious schools ask appeals court to halt state’s anti-discrimination rules
Crosspoint Church in Bangor and St. Dominic Academy in Auburn asked the federal court in Boston to stop a Maine law that prevents some private religious schools from receiving public funds.
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Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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Rainy conditions impact Maine’s holiday skiing
Ski mountains in Maine closed or warned skiers about rainy conditions Monday, although colder temperatures and snow are expected later in the week.
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Stephen King to sell Bangor rock station to local businessmen
The bestselling horror author accepted an offer from Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes to take over WKIT, which had been slated to go off the air on New Year’s Eve.
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UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel
The board of trustees decided not to take up 6 student demands that included divesting from Israeli companies and cutting academic ties with the country.
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USM’s older students find a new home
More than a quarter of University of Southern Maine undergraduates are older than 24, and a new center is catering to their social and academic needs.
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Senate advances Social Security Fairness Act
The bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would eliminate limits on Social Security benefits for public sector employees, including teachers and firefighters.
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Maine’s Child Development Services is struggling to pay its contractors on time
After significant turnover in the finance office, Maine’s Department of Education says CDS has experienced ‘widespread’ issues with paying some of its 345 contracted providers on time.
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To improve teacher workforce, report says Maine needs better pathways
A new report from Educate Maine offers recommendations to improve educator recruitment and retention. The report is based on interviews with about 250 teachers statewide.