Momentum is building behind political newcomer Graham Platner, who is leading a pack of Senate hopefuls looking to unseat Susan Collins. But a decision by Gov. Janet Mills to join the race could reshape its dynamics.
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Dancing in the rain in Lewiston, rallies, high school sports highlighted | Week in Photos:
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from the past week.
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H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Augusta school board gets letter warning about public comment policy
The letter, sent by free speech advocate Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, alleges the Augusta Board of Education is violating the First Amendment by putting limits on allowed comments.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is cash still king at Maine’s agricultural fairs?
More fairs are accepting digital payments, but processing fees and shoddy internet access make some vendors hesitant to change cash-only policies that have served them well for decades.
Posted inMaine, News
Sendoff ceremony held for National Guard unit based in Skowhegan, Lewiston
The unit will support Operation Spartan Shield with construction in Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Looming federal shutdown leaves 11,000 federal workers in Maine waiting in limbo
Neither Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the top Senate appropriator, nor independent Sen. Angus King would discuss the funding impasse this week.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Peru man found dead after police standoff
Oxford County sheriff’s deputies went to a home Thursday afternoon with a warrant charging the man with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
2 tons of wood pellets fall on man at Strong manufacturing plant
Co-workers dug the man out of the pellets and he was taken by ambulance to a Farmington hospital.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Fayette taking action against invasive plant threat
Town Manager Mark Robinson outlined plans to prevent swollen bladderwort from spreading in Tilton Pond.