DEAR SUN SPOTS: Maine-ly Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus will perform a Christmas show, ’Tis The Season, Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Highland Avenue United Methodist Church, 35 Highland Ave., Gardiner. Please join us in sharing the songs of the season, old and new, as well as a silent auction, refreshments, and a […]
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Auburn schools to update physical restraint and seclusion policy
The changes will keep the department in compliance with state law.
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Fire at Rumford auto business was accidental, fire chief says
The fire at Adley’s Auto Sales and Services on Tuesday that caused an estimated $1 million damage was the result of efforts to thaw a frozen pipe, authorities say.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Where to find warming centers across Maine
Here are 8 warming centers opening throughout the state.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine research lab awarded $30 million federal grant for modeling of human heart
The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor is the first research institution in the state to be awarded a grant of this type.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘Giving trees’ in Maine reflect heightened need for household essentials
Organizers of donation drives say they’ve seen more requests than usual for food and basic supplies this holiday season.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Maine facing record low temperatures from blast of arctic cold
With wind chills as low as minus 30 possible, warming shelters are opening across the state, and meteorologists are reminding Mainers to dress in layers and stay hydrated.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Livermore Falls police investigating armed robbery at Walgreens
Police are looking for a white male who they say demanded money from an employee Thursday morning.
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What happens to Maine research grants canceled by the Trump administration?
From Bowdoin to the University of Maine, federal grant terminations have impacted research projects tackling geoscience culture to zooplankton health in the Gulf of Maine.
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Bird’s-eye view of Lewiston museum taking shape
Russ Dillingham shares construction progress of the Maine Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor.