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Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Plan to boost child care in Maine gains support, but funding remains uncertain
The Maine Legislature has recommended adding millions in funding to help working families pay for child care.
Chesterville voters elect two to Select Board
Chesterville voters chose Christine Stevens for a three-year term and Jason Rodier for a one-year term in the recent election.
Woodstock ends home delivery of town report
Postal regulations bar town workers from placing reports in mailboxes, but copies are available at the Town Office.
Auburn takes steps to protect prime farmland from solar development
The new rules are aimed at protecting land with good farming soil from solar arrays and other uses that would prevent it from being farmed.
Ocean-effect snow squall causes several crashes in Brunswick, Topsham
Troopers responded to about 15 accidents along I-295 in the Brunswick area during the Thursday morning commute, with a few minor injuries reported.
Elizabeth Warren backs Graham Platner in Maine’s Senate primary
The progressive senator from Massachusetts and former presidential candidate said the political newcomer ‘is going to flip Maine and then actually deliver change for working people.’
Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund, explained
Lawmakers are making competing calls to tap into the fund, which has mostly grown in recent years.
Where to find local farms that offer Community Supported Agriculture
Here is a list of CSAs in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
St. Dom’s won’t move forward with new high school in Lewiston
The St. Dom’s board decided against opening in the fall, saying funding plans for their new location did not work out.