Maine
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit
The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Maine police union accuses Mills administration of bad-faith bargaining
The filing from the Fraternal Order of Police comes after the largest union for state employees made similar claims in a labor complaint last month.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston school board responds to member’s indictment
The School Committee said it cannot legally remove Iman Osman following his indictment on charges related to the theft of two firearms.
Posted inMaine, News
Week in Photos: Snow in Lewiston-Auburn, museum construction and Poland Spring Resort
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Nov. 28- Dec. 4, 2025.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Watch: Santa arrives on a fire truck in West Paris
Area children listened to after school Explorer’s Program Director Eileen Storck read stories then saw Santa light the Christmas tree at Town Office.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Frigid cold breaks decades-old records in Portland, Augusta
Temperatures dropped to near zero — with wind chills in the negatives — Thursday night into Friday morning as the chilly air set in behind an arctic cold front.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools & Education
Historic images light up Lewiston’s Lisbon Street: ‘A Street of Stories’
The project is described as a digital storytelling event, one that uses archival images to weave tales of Lewiston’s downtown in the days of old.
Posted inMaine, News
Toy Fund helps Maine parents caring for sick kids find support and joy around the holidays
Letters to the charity describe Maine kids facing cancer, major surgeries and long trips for care. The Toy Fund aims to lighten the load for those children and their families.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Mystery Photo for Dec. 7, 2025
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.