Voters on Monday, June 9, will decide whether to disband the Police Department.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man charged with firing shots in downtown Lewiston
Troy Blanchard, 35, has a long criminal history that includes assaults, police standoffs, a stolen car and firing a shotgun on Falmouth Street in Rumford.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Collapse of Maine’s browntail moth population brings a less itchy spring
The forest pest — which causes an itchy rash that can last for weeks — may be entering the bust phase of its boom and bust cycle.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston-Auburn’s Triple Crown 5K race series kicks off June 8
‘It’s a win-win for everybody. We get to have some local races and at the same time we get to give it back to the community and make some things happen,’ said Bridge Run Race Director Mike Lecompte, a retired firefighter and longtime runner.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
St. Mary’s Health, Community Clinical Services data systems down due to ‘cyber incident’
Patients should keep their appointments and call their provider’s office with questions.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Jay accepts $75,000 grant to replace two culverts damaged in 2023 storms
Jay is seeking grants to repair a front corner wall of North Jay Fire Station damaged when fire truck bumper hits it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
New storytelling events in Maine let people share, Moth-style
Monthly storytelling series are being held at venues in Portland and Lewiston, and other storytelling events have been held recently focused on health care, parenting, immigrant life and food.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Trump administration has frozen $50M in UMaine System funding so far
More than $21 million in grants was either terminated or put on hold as the university system was negotiating their terms and conditions, college officials say.
Posted inBusiness, Fact Brief, Maine, News
Maine Trust for Local News begins fact-checking operation in partnership with Gigafact
Veteran reporter and former Press Herald writer and editor J. Craig Anderson will produce twice-weekly fact briefs to either verify or debunk online claims related to Maine news.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Did Maine lack a legal minimum age for marriage prior to 2020? | Fact brief
Editor’s note: This is the first of our fact briefs, published in conjunction with the nonprofit Gigafact. Read more about our partnership here. Yes. Until 2020, Maine had no statutory minimum age for marriage. Previously, the state allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent; children under 16 required both parental consent and judicial […]