No one was reported injured in the Monday fire, which destroyed the upper level interior of a James Street apartment building.
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Sun shines on class of 2025 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
Diplomas were given to the 217 graduates who marched Saturday at Gouin Field.
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Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Politics
Is Aroostook County more politically conservative than Alabama? | Fact brief
Republican President Donald Trump easily won the majority of votes in both Maine’s northernmost county and Alabama in the 2024 election.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
YMCA Fit Fest draws 300 runners to Auburn, Lewiston
The race, the first leg in the L-A Triple Crown 5K Series, was held Sunday.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford voters back fire/rescue’s plan to hire more fulltime employees
Voters at Saturday’s town meeting overwhelmingly reject the idea to end the in-person town meeting format and replace it with a secret ballot at the polls.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mills reaffirms commitment to foreign trade partners amid tariff uncertainty
In remarks Monday morning, Maine’s governor emphasized the interconnectedness of trade and the environment and the importance of understanding and minimizing the worst effects of climate change.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Canadian wildfires prompt another air quality alert for coastal Maine
Smoke from the wildfires is expected to move out by Tuesday but could return as the fires continue to burn across Canada.
Posted inMaine, News
Opioid settlements fund Maine’s only women’s residential treatment center between Portland and Bangor
The family of a former figure skater who died of a drug overdose is opening a facility in the Knox County town of Washington as Maine moves to bolster addiction treatment in rural communities.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Artist’s chisel transforms stump outside Peaks Island cafe into an octopus
A strong storm that hit the island nearly 3 years ago blew many trees to the ground. Doug Smith saw one stump that was left behind as an opportunity.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Angus King, Susan Collins ask Trump administration to reverse ‘illegal’ Job Corps cuts in Maine
They are among 40 senators asking the U.S. Department of Labor to immediately reverse a decision to indefinitely pause operations at Job Corps sites across the country.