“The Executive Order ‘Defending Women From Gender ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’ applies to the Federal government/Federal government agencies only and does not inhibit the force of Maine law or locally-adopted school board policies,” the state DOE said in its priority notice.
Officials said many unhoused residents they encounter decline city services and later return to abandoned drains, digging deeper rather than seeking help.
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The 40-foot-long Sei whale was discovered stranded on Rockaway Beach near Beach 95th Street in the morning after an aerial survey team first spotted it floating offshore 15 miles south of Long Island ...