The Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors is considering a proposal where student cellphones are secured in a special pouch that denies access until the pouch is unlocked at the end of the school day.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Bowdoin College to open Kingfield outdoor recreation center named for late student
The 21-acre property in the Carrabassett Valley region will serve as a base for the Bowdoin Outing Club.
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Posted inMaine
Federal appeals court agrees to keep Maine’s 72-hour law on hold
The 3-day waiting period on gun purchases was approved by the Legislature last year but is not in effect pending a ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced in 2024 Auburn knife attack
Abdi Yussuf pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal trespass and criminal mischief but charges of attempted murder and domestic violence aggravated assault, among others, were dismissed.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, The Buzz
Lewiston’s Splittin’ Wood Axe Throwing hits mark with new location
The popular entertainment venue is in a new spot in the Lewiston Mall.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, The Buzz
Sonder Lounge opens in downtown Lewiston
The lounge, from the owners of Sonder & Dram, is in the former bon Vivant space at 133 Lisbon St.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson will compete in Miss Maine USA
Hudson, an entrepreneur from Hancock, also competed in the pageant last year.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills urges Maine people not to support budget veto effort
Democrats said the petition drive could force a government shutdown even if voters end up rejecting it in a referendum, but Republicans said that could be averted if Democrats agree to negotiate a new budget.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Neighbors clash over Airbnb on Crooked River in Norway
John Morrison claims the rental property owned by Jon Shilalis puts the river’s health at risk. Shilalis says that nothing was done without a permit.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Trump administration rejected idea of pausing Title IX actions to let Maine Legislature consider reforms
Two Republican-sponsored bills to exclude transgender girls from girls sports in Maine were a topic of conversations between the federal agency and the Mills administration.