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Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
A guns and gum picture raises concerns at Lewiston schools; officials rule out threat
A Lewiston High School student worried students and families with a picture of a pack of gum, two guns, and a text message that said “yo everyone come to school tomorrow, I got gum.”
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Posted inMaine
Department of Justice sues Maine over treatment of children with behavioral disabilities
The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland says the state has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted inMaine, News
Four-year-old was in North Berwick day care’s driveway when she was killed
Police responded to the day care at 74 Buffum Road on Thursday afternoon to find the girl had been hit by another parent’s car.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls fire substation contour survey to cost $2,000
Plymouth Engineering of Newport requested the survey with contours to improve the site plan.
Posted inOxford Hills
Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Buckfield
The fatal crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on Depot Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Watch: Hot spots remain Monday morning after fire destroys Auburn apartment building nearing completion
An aerial view of the aftermath of Sunday night’s fire on Mount Auburn Avenue in Auburn.
Posted inBethel, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
‘Credible threat’ shuts down Bethel-area schools Monday
All MSAD 44 schools were closed Monday as the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office investigated a threat made toward the Telstar complex in Bethel.
Posted inMaine, News
Activists push for more aggressive action as Maine pitches climate strategy to public
Some environmental groups say the first draft of Maine’s next climate action plan doesn’t go far enough, especially when it comes to curbing transportation emissions.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Former Pence chief of staff says Trump played ‘central role’ in Jan. 6 ahead of speech in Maine
Still, in an interview with the Press Herald, Marc Short said the former president doesn’t represent a threat to democracy, as Democrats contend. Short will speak to students Wednesday at Colby College.