At 14,000 square feet, the new recreation facility is five times the size of the original it replaces at 24 Chestnut St.
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Week in photos: Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2025
Sun Journal photographers choose their favorite photos from the past week.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Who will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Maine this year?
Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is Maine approaching, or already in, a recession?
The chief economist at Moody’s Analytics included the state among nearly 2 dozen considered ‘in or at high risk’ of a recession, but the Maine state economist is pushing back and says employment is steady.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Maine not included in DOJ’s northern border crackdown
The announcement that federal officials will increase efforts to fight human smuggling at the northern border come as encounters with noncitizens significantly lag behind previous years in New York, Vermont and Maine.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Controversial Spruce Mountain school district director resigns from board
Roger Moulton resigned Friday, saying he hopes ‘the childish distractions can go away.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Confusion looms over COVID-19 vaccine access in Maine
Maine is joining a coalition of northeastern states to try to preserve vaccine availability, but many unknowns remain.
Posted inMaine, The Franklin Journal
Maine Law, UMF leaders extend terms to 2028 to continue turnarounds
Maine Law’s Leigh Saufley and UMF’s Joseph McDonnell will delay retirement until 2028 to continue leading campus growth and stability.
Posted inMaine, News
75 years later, fallen Milbridge soldier finally comes home to Maine
Cpl. Oscar Sprague was reported missing in action while fighting in Korea in 1950, and his surviving family members spent decades unsure what exactly happened to him. The recent identification of his remains, and a remarkably joyous funeral this week, are helping them to find closure at last.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills residents, state committee back Paris middle school construction project
About 150 adults and children attended a Thursday presentation introducing the concept design for a proposed new Oxford Hills Middle School.