The door of the Suds Pub, a basement bar inside Bethel’s Sudbury Inn, is a mosaic of collected moments.
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Basketball, skiing, water line repairs make up week in photos
Maine Trust for Local News photographers select some of their favorite images Feb. 19-26, 2026.
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A Maine student is upending how the world thinks about the T. rex
The College of the Atlantic student used biomechanical modeling to show the predatory dinosaur walked on its tiptoes like an 8-ton bird.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Ditch those Bean Boots — and 6 more tips for walking in winter | Column
How to navigate Maine’s icy walkways, shoveling scofflaws and other hazards of strolling in the cold.
Posted inMaine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
The scary colon cancer stats are real. We’ve all got to pay more attention. | Opinion
The statistics circulating in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s untimely death are circulating for a reason — one I know all too well.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Maine, News, Schools & Education, Sports
Ski lessons supplement gym class for Bethel-area schoolchildren
For 6 weeks in the winter, the ski lessons level the playing field for all area Maine School Administrative District 44 families.
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Police investigate reports of shots fired in Lewiston
At about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, police were sent to the area of Pine and Howard streets for reports that at least 2 shots had been fired.
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Graham Platner once again under fire for a now-deleted social media post
The Democrat’s Senate campaign shared a post from a far-right social media personality about Trump’s State of the Union address, but deleted it after realizing it ‘had been posted by a despicable account.’
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine could soon add speed cameras to I-95 construction zones
Lawmakers have debated the highway speed camera plan, which has bipartisan support, since last year.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Panel clears Maine high court justice of wrongdoing
Catherine Connors was the first member of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to be accused of an ethics violation and investigated.