While smokers argue they are being targeted, public health advocates are cheering ‘a significant victory.’
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school board chair bids farewell, honors staff at final board meeting
Dorothy Robinson closed her tenure as Regional School Unit 9 board chair by honoring Pamela Chernesky and Misty Carrow as May’s standout staff members.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Outdoor sculptures are emerging all over Maine
New exhibitions are popping up across the state, including ‘One Less Traveled’ in Cumberland.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine
A July 4 party near a Maine horse farm ignited a fireworks fight
Residents of Shapleigh in York County approved an ordinance in March to prohibit fireworks within a mile of livestock, but a new petition drive has been launched to repeal it.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Conservationists press for Androscoggin River upgrade: ‘This is not optional’
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay leaders argue that decades of water quality data and state law demand the change.
Posted inMaine, News
Injured hiker airlifted off Appalachian Trail in Maine
Rescue crews took to the Appalachian Trail near East Madrid to locate the hiker, but opted to call in a helicopter crew as darkness approached.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Double ‘Jeopardy!’: Maine man wins a second time
Jason Singer’s win on Tuesday made him and his wife, Susan McMillan, part of an exclusive club of married winners of the famed game show. He added icing to the cake with a second win Wednesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston man charged with manslaughter after crashing into a house in May
The May 21 crash claimed the life of 28-year-old Natasha Thoits, of Lewiston, who was trapped in the mangled car after it hit a single-family home at 4 Old Lisbon Road.
Posted inMaine, News
Farmington 15-year-old dies after jumping into Hallowell’s Quarry Pond
Koa Dumont was one of 4 teens who were swimming at the private pond Wednesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Maine’s rural hospitals brace for impacts after Senate approves Trump Medicaid cuts
The sweeping policy bill approved by the U.S. Senate Tuesday is expected to cut off health coverage for tens of thousands of Maine residents, adding to financial pressures on the state’s already strained hospitals.