The curators wanted to create a place for healing as the 2-year anniversary of the tragedy approaches.
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Former staffer sentenced to 3 years for stealing $225,000 from 2020 US Senate candidate
Matthew McDonald told Max Linn that he would invest the money in cryptocurrency, court documents say.
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ACLU asks judge to find that immigrants who are arrested have right to bond
The ACLU says ICE and Border Patrol are detaining immigrants under a law that has traditionally been used for new arrivals. The government says it can detain people under the law regardless of how long they have been in the U.S.
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Lewiston City Council may censure 2 members for using private messaging app
The communications were discovered during the investigation into former police Detective Joe Philippon, who resigned this month.
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Portland parent deported after ICE arrest near Talbot school
Denis Omar Rivera Martinez was not able to appear in court on a domestic violence charge after immigration officials removed him from the country.
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Maine school nurses see ‘burdens and risks’ in new vaccine reporting system
Dozens signed a letter to state lawmakers, expressing concerns about privacy and the added time and effort associated with a new reporting module.
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Poland music teacher named 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year
Julia Edwards of Bridgton was celebrated Thursday at Poland Regional High School.
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Maine company will reissue otter T-shirt Taylor Swift wore in ‘Showgirl’ film
Liberty Graphics in Midcoast Maine will reprint the shirt as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Swifties donated more than $1.3 million in a day.
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Graham Platner dismisses old Reddit posts as ‘stupid joke comments’
Past comments by the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate that resurfaced this week included now-deleted posts in which he criticized police and said that white rural Americans ‘actually are’ racist and stupid.
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Mt. Blue alumna Mali Obomsawin to perform with Yo-Yo Ma in Portland
Former Mt. Blue bassist and Abenaki musician Mali Obomsawin will join world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma for a sold-out concert celebrating the Northeast’s cultural heritage.