The Bobcats senior reached the milestone Tuesday, 34 years after her mother, Adrienne Shibles, accomplished the feat with the same program.
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Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford counties expected to get $5 million from opioid settlement
The state anticipates getting more than $230 million through 2038 from settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors and other sources to prevent and fight addiction.
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Move to investigate Lewiston School Committee member’s residency is rejected
The committee voted 5-4 Monday against an investigation, with the member and his campaign manager voting against the measure.
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Maine among 20 states suing Trump administration over limited funding for long-term housing supports
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Rhode Island accuses the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of illegally upending supports for those at risk of becoming homeless.
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Lewiston’s Gather to Grow distributes 30,000 pounds of food for Thanksgiving
Libby Kamrowski Kenny captures folks preparing for the holiday at a food distribution event.
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Federal government offers emergency loans to Maine small businesses hurt by drought
The announcement by the Small Business Administration came a day after the Department of Agriculture declared the monthslong dry spell a natural disaster, unlocking similar loans for farmers.
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From a Maine turkey farm to Thanksgiving tables
Pine Tree Poultry in New Sharon has raised turkeys for the past decade.
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Rangeley to purchase .35-acre property despite environmental concerns
The effects of a 2023 oil spill on the Pleasant Street property are not fully known.
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Lewiston animal control officer Wendell Strout dies: ‘An absolute gem’
Tributes were pouring in Tuesday for Strout, a colorful personality known as much for his human connections as his 25-plus years of handling troublesome animals.
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Grammy winners in Bath, Cindy Lou in Monmouth, house party in Lewiston | Get out!
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.