This specialized box, which is part of Maine’s abandoned child, safe haven provider law, allows parents to anonymously surrender newborns, specifically those 31 days old or younger, if they are unable to care for them.
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Rumford officer bringing lessons about mental health to other first responders
The Western Maine Wellness Conference will be held Aug. 18 and 19 in Rumford. The learning and networking event features presenters covering an array of wellness topics specifically focusing on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers, along with their significant others.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Angolan artist paints latest Lewiston mural
Serafim Yssolo’s creation is going up at Lionel Potvin Park.
Posted inMaine, News
Drone captures video of shark swimming off Scarborough coast
The sighting of the shark, believed to be a great white, near busy southern Maine beaches prompted warnings from public safety officials.
Posted inMaine, News
How Maine towns are regulating development in flood zones
The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lewiston considers tax breaks to help delayed senior housing projects
A long-planned senior housing project at the former Martel School will build at least 88 units, while a market-rate development catering to 55 and older off Farwell Street will have 208 units. Both have been hindered by financing gaps.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine AG rules that Cumberland County deputies justified in shooting of Harrison man
Arthur Lefebvre, 57, was injured after being shot by 2 detectives and a patrol deputy in November.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Why is unemployment so low in Maine, and what does it mean?
Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Mom charged in 3-year-old’s death in Milford says she left child in car to retrieve trash, then fell into river
Kelly Brown, of Havertown, Pennsylvania, has been charged with manslaughter and is being held on $50,000 bail after police found her toddler and dog dead inside her vehicle at a gas station in a small town north of Bangor.
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Limitless Wrestling puts on a show in Lewiston
Vacationland Cup 2025 was held Saturday night at a jam-packed Colisee. Staff photos by Russ Dillingham