Transitioning an older loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility is difficult, especially when you’re trying to figure out whether a facility will be safe and meet their needs.
Local & State
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
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Hundreds attend ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ rallies in Maine
Labor Day gatherings in Wayne and Auburn were some of several in Maine and across the country.
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Bill Diamond, former Maine secretary of state and state senator, dies at 80
In recent years, the Democrat from Windham had become a fervent critic of Maine’s child protective system.
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Buckfield celebrates Labor Day
The largest Labor Day Parade in the state kicks off Buckfield Community Day. Following the parade, the annual Buckfield Community Day featured games, entertainment and food at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School.
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Small Town Stores
HARPSWELL, ME – JULY 18: Customers walk in and out of Uncle Pete’s Community Market in Harpswell on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)`
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Crossroads Discount
A photo of Crossroads Discount from the town Casco’s comprehensive plan, published in 2024.
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Casco Gas shrubs
Casco’s Open Space Commission delivered two flowering shrubs as a welcome gift to the owners of Casco Gas & Convenience in August. From left, owners Gaurav Patel, Gunjan Patel and Dipen Patel work with commission member Jim Arsham to plant one of them. (Photo courtesy of Sam Brown)
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Families flock to New Gloucester orchard for apple picking, corn maze
Opening day at Royal River Orchards in New Gloucester brought apples, cider, pumpkins and doughnuts as the fall season kicks off.
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Maine’s space industry, facing pushback on land, looks to the sea
The Maine Space Corporation, which lawmakers recently voted to make a nonprofit, is looking into sea-based launch platforms.
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2 women killed in boat accident on Flagstaff Lake
A third woman is in critical condition after a pontoon flipped with 7 passengers on board Saturday afternoon.