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Winthrop cat shelter seeks donations to continue rescue

by Emily Duggan May 29, 2025May 30, 2025

Rising veterinary costs are endangering operations at the Protectors of Animal Life Society No-Kill Cat Shelter in Winthrop.

Maine, Politics

Lawmakers push for constitutional right to hunt and fish, but first vote falls shy in Maine House

by Rachel Ohm May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

The proposal won approval from both Democrats and Republicans, but fell short of the two-thirds threshold that will be needed to send the measure to voters.

Maine, News

Could a new appeal prompt Maine’s supreme court to reconsider its decision on decades-old child sex abuse cases?

by Emily Allen May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Some advocates hope the Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s newest justice and a lengthy dissenting opinion will help tip the scale in their favor.

Maine, News

State says it can’t stop Fryeburg Fair from opening early, fueling tension among fairgoers

by Lila Hempel-Edgers May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

An order this month from Maine’s agriculture commissioner concluded the state has no authority to step in.

Local News, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times

Rumford tax increase necessary to save police force, officials say

by Bruce Farrin May 29, 2025June 5, 2025

Town Manager George O’Keefe and Police Chief Tony Milligan make the case for keeping the town’s police department.

Franklin, Maine, News

Franklin County officials want dog-nip lawsuit dismissed

by Donna M. Perry May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Register of Probate Heidi Jordan is suing county Administrator Amy Bernard and Lance Harvell for allegedly violating her rights after she was disciplined for bringing her dog to work.

Business, Maine, News

Eaton Peabody law firm, one of Maine’s largest, closing after 85 years

by Ethan Horton May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

The full service firm said it was closing because of ‘evolving market conditions and the demographics of the firm.’

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, News

In a world of digital photos, these Maine photographers embrace the old-fashioned

by Gillian Graham May 29, 2025June 1, 2025

Nearly 170 years after tintype photography was invented, several local photographers are embracing the process and making portraits of Mainers at breweries, museums and by the ocean.