Ted “Bitsy” Ionta gave demonstrations Aug. 14 using simple items to children and their families.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Men accused of shooting at Rumford police face weapons charges
Police arrested Joseph A. Denbow Jr., 33, and Troy S. Murch Jr., 38, on charges including eluding an officer and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston-Auburn schools ready to welcome back students Wednesday
Superintendents in both cities look forward to the ‘energy’ of the first day of school, with its ‘anticipation and possibility.’
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Spruce Mountain schools’ transgender sports policy debate still divides district
Some residents urged the RSU 73 board to rescind its policy that recognizes two sexes, warning of lawsuits and division, while others voiced support for the change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Stubborn fire shrouds Lewiston in a blanket of smoke Saturday
Firefighters were called to put out flames in a large pile of construction debris at ReEnergy Lewiston on Alfred A. Plourde Parkway.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge rules against temporarily restoring funding for Maine clinics that provide abortions
Maine Family Planning, a network of health and family planning clinics that sued after its funding was cut, said that it will have to start turning away primary care patients by the end of October.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Did temperatures in Maine reach 105 degrees during the summer of 1911? | Fact brief
That summer, an 11-day heat wave killed hundreds, if not thousands, of New Englanders.
Posted inMaine, News
WGME photojournalist dies while covering race at Oxford Plains Speedway
John ‘Monty’ Orrick collapsed in the speedway’s press box shortly after Sunday night’s Oxford 250 auto race.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Luiggi’s Pizzeria, a longtime Lewiston staple, is closing again
New owners Zach and Keshia Pratt reopened the legendary pizzeria just five months ago, but it has struggled financially and with customers all along.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, The Franklin Journal
Who foots the bill when Maine responders rescue hikers in unorganized territories?
Weld’s Fire Rescue Department has been called out six times for out-of-town rescues since June, mostly on Tumbledown Mountain, stressing the town’s fire budget.