The Maine attorney general’s office, representing the secretary of state, has largely rejected arguments that signatures were wrongly validated, according to new court filings.
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Maine congressional candidate backs Katie Porter for California governor amid controversy
Jordan Wood, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District, signed a letter in support of his former boss, who is running for California governor while grappling with a video of her yelling at a staffer.
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Maine author Elizabeth Strout’s new book is set away, for a change
‘The Things We Never Say’ comes out May 5 and is set in a coastal Massaschusetts town. Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ one of her Maine-set novels.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
‘Real experience’: 7 Gould Academy students win NASA rover challenge
‘You’re not going to get this by sitting in a classroom’: The student-led engineering group earned the top prize and multiple honors in global competition.
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Ice cream stands reopen in Franklin County, signaling approach of summer season
Several local ice cream shops opened this past weekend as enthusiastic crowds welcome warmer months.
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Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club hosting shredding fundraiser | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club will hold a “shredding fundraiser” Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the John F. Murphy Homes Office at 800 Center St. in Auburn. This will be a great opportunity for folks and businesses to safely dispose of financial papers or confidential […]
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Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together
‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.
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Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026
Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
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Local Cravings draws a hungry following in South Paris
The new cafe in the Twin Town Plaza at 247 Main St. is feeding a need for comfort food done local.
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Maine National Guard uses Black Hawk helicopter to rescue hikers on Bigelow Mountain
The 126th Aviation Regiment conducted a mountain hoist extraction to remove the 2 hikers near Carrabassett Valley.