FARMINGTON — MaineHealth Franklin Hospital is set to honor local veterans and active-duty military personnel at its annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11. The breakfast is set for 8-10 a.m. in the Bass Room at 111 Franklin Health Commons. Veterans, their families, and community members are invited to join […]
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Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
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Posted inElection 2024, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Politics
Livermore Falls voters approve police cruiser funds, property ordinance
Town Clerk Doris Austin said 23 people registered to vote Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Politics
Auburn’s Eric Brakey quits his Maine senate seat so he can vote in New Hampshire
Brakey has long planned to move to the Granite State to run a libertarian group.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Photos: Lewiston voters go to the polls
Polls close at 8 p.m. across the state
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Trump and Harris rack up early wins as America awaits battleground results
The closeness of the race and the number of states in play raised the likelihood that once again a victor might not be known on election night.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation / World
Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’
A false video made with artificial intelligence showed MLK Jr., who was assassinated in 1968, praising Donald Trump. King’s daughter condemned the clip.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
The Justice Department’s election monitoring effort, a long practice under both Democratic and Republican administrations, is meant to ensure that federal voting rights are being followed.