Many were resistant to the policy when the district considered it last spring but said this week that the rollout has gone better than expected.
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Farmington moves Nov. 4 vote to former Family Dollar store
The roof on the Farmington Community Center, where Farmington residents normally vote, is being replaced and will not be ready until late November.
Oxford County Fair opens for first day
Education Day highlights the opening of fair, which runs through Saturday.
Popham Beach neighbors take dispute to Maine’s high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is still weighing a broader lawsuit focused on public beach access.
Two Maine restaurants named to New York Times annual 50 Best List
One is in Deer Isle, the other in Rockland.
Fire, police rescue man at Great Falls in Auburn
Crews responded Wednesday to a report on a social media post that the man intended to jump from Longley Bridge, officials said.
Gov. Mills mum on reports that she is interviewing staff for a Senate campaign
During a visit to Sanford on Wednesday, the governor again said that she is ‘seriously considering’ a run for U.S. Senate, but did not address media reports from Washington, D.C., that she is interviewing for staff.
Duvall announces run for Auburn Council
The education administrator has served on several local boards.
Bette Davis’ former home in Cape Elizabeth sells for $13.4M
The purchase of the nearly 8-acre property — which features a 7,600-square-foot home, a guest house and almost a quarter-mile of ocean frontage — is Maine’s priciest home sale in at least a decade, according to a broker.
Do forests cover nearly 90% of Maine land? | Fact brief
Maine boasts the highest percentage of forest coverage of any U.S. state.