The weeklong challenge, which begins Friday, motivates middle school students to spend more time outdoors, offering a chance to win cash prizes while fostering well-being in students and staff.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Emotional debate on transgender rights, girls sports draws hundreds to Maine State House
The hearings Thursday come as the Trump administration has sued Maine over its policy allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls sports, adding to the intensity of debate at the State House.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Man arrested after fire destroys shed in Lewiston’s Veterans Memorial Park
A local homeless man was arrested Wednesday night after he admitted to setting a blanket on fire inside a shed in Veterans Memorial Park.
Posted inFood, Guides, Maine, Things to Do
Here’s a guide to more than a dozen Maine doughnut shops
Check out this list of where to get the classics, plus vegan, organic and alternative flavors.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Three generations of Jacks reopen family farm in Buckfield
Love of family and farming inspired members to revitalize and grow a greenhouse operation now seven generations strong.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting urge Maine Legislature to fund support center
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony about a bill that would provide $3.4 million to keep the Maine Resiliency Center open, especially since the status of a federal grant is uncertain.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Tiptoeing through the tulips in Poland
Chipman’s Upick tulips opens for the season.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies get 9% pay increase
The three-year contract goes into effect in July.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Franklin County cited by state for lead exposure violations
The fines are related to the window replacement project at the county Courthouse earlier this spring.