The race for a state Senate seat in the gateway to the Sebago Lake region could help decide which party wins control of the Legislature for the next 2 years.
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The Searchlight Club: A Rumford-area women’s group dedicated to sharing knowledge and learning
The club celebrated 120 years this year. Created in 1904, it started as a social club mostly for the wives of the Rumford paper mill executives.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Watch: Lewiston gathering seeks light a year after the darkness
More than 900 people gathered to remember victims of the Oct. 25 mass shooting and honor those who helped.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine organic farmers group formally recognizes union for its employees
Employees at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and MOFGA Certification Services put together the union and requested recognition in September.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Sober pumpkin painting
Clients from drug court get together for a fun and sober activity Friday.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Committee members share steps taken in Spruce Mountain schools to address behavior issues
The RSU 73 Behavior Committee gives report at board of directors meeting Thursday on what is being done to address behavior issues in Spruce Mountain schools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Bates College community comes together for Oct. 25 remembrance service
‘Grief is complicated,’ offered one student. ‘Hope is just a quiet resilience.’
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Francophone diplomats address Portland students about multilingual education
Ambassadors from France, Gabon and the Central African Republic visited Deering High School Friday to talk about French-speaking students in Portland, and how to support French language education in the state.
Posted inMaine
Former Bangor judge fights to keep law license after sexual harassment claims
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar is deciding whether it should sanction Charles Budd after he was accused of harassing women at a professional conference in Nashville.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine gets $53 million to improve freight rail safety, reconnect former Millinocket mill site
The federal funding will be used to upgrade mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington and Piscataquis counties and restore a rail service to the Great Northern Paper mill redevelopment site.