District leaders are concerned about increasing behavioral issues in schools just a few years after the state raised the threshold to physically restrain or seclude students.
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Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
We know about Tesla, but what are Mainers saying with their Subarus?
As the connotations of driving a Tesla put the cars’ owners in a twist, we look at the state’s most popular vehicles and why we gravitate toward them.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills has stronger approval than Trump in Maine, but the partisan gap is wide for both
Meanwhile, most Mainers surveyed said they expect prices to rise because of tariffs and two-thirds believe a recession is likely in the next year.
Posted inCommunity, Connections, Franklin, Guides, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Farmers markets are open. Here are some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, The Rangeley Highlander
Phillips couple brings fresh doughnuts to rural roadside
Clifford’s Donut Stop, located on Route 4 just south of the Madrid Township line, offers fresh doughnuts and other pastries Thursday through Saturday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston plant store owner charged with cocaine trafficking
Police said undercover drug agents have made several buys directly from Sami-Luqman Muhammad, including some from the store itself.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Maine is among a dozen states suing the Trump administration to stop its tariff policy
The lawsuit says the tariff policy has been subject to President Donald Trump’s ‘whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority.’
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Proposed autism registry is ‘dangerous,’ Maine disability rights activists say
The Trump administration has announced a sweeping autism study that will use private medical records from federal and commercial databases.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine may use cameras to catch speeders in highway work zones
A bill before a legislative committee would test the use of cameras and sensors to identify and automatically ticket speeders in highway construction zones.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Norway mom sues town, school resource officer over 10-year-old child’s arrest
Alicia McKenney alleges officer Holli Pullen illegally arrested her 10-year-old child at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in December 2023.