Gas was posted at $3.99 per gallon at a Livermore Falls station on April 6, reflecting rising fuel prices across western Maine.
News
State, national and world news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
What big-money groups are spending the most on the Maine governor’s race this year?
As filings trickled in Friday, the $2M that Restoration of America PAC Maine spent on Republican Garret Mason stuck out.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity
Watch: Lewiston family talks after narrowly escaping fire
The family of 5 all got out safely from the fire Thursday on College Street.
Posted inCommunity, News
Lewiston neighborhood rallies to help family that lost home in fire
The family’s 3-year-old daughter is being credited with alerting everyone to the blaze.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education
Turner area school board OKs nearly $39.2 million 2027 budget for May vote
The 4.9% increase means Greene would see a 6.99% rise in its assessment, Leeds a 5.15% rise and Turner a 2.60% rise, if the plan is approved.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Some Mainers planning to vote for Platner say they’re doing so reluctantly
Most participants in a recent focus group held by Syracuse University said their vote in the upcoming Democratic Senate primary will be based on which candidate they think is more likely to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Posted inCommunity, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Spring thaw reaches Spruce Mountain Ski Slope in Jay
Only small patches of snow remain at the Spruce Mountain Ski Slope as warmer April weather takes hold in Jay.
Posted inCommunity, News
First swing of the season: Apple Valley Golf Course in Lewiston opens
Photographer Libby Kamrowski Kenny captures golfers kicking off the start of the season.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Janet Mills signs $519M supplemental budget into law. Did she get what she wanted?
The state’s free community college program, previously funded on a one-time basis, is now permanent under the spending plan Mills signed Friday.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Republicans hold huge spending advantage in Maine Senate race, and it’s getting bigger
Republican-aligned groups are pouring millions into boosting US Sen. Susan Collins while Democrats are locked in an acrimonious primary.