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Posted inFact Brief, Maine, New England, News
Does Maine have the lowest median income in New England? | Fact brief
Maine’s median household income ranks 34th among the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to census data.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine libraries aren’t filling their spaces with just books. They’re spaces for art, too.
Libraries across the state have incorporated formal and informal gallery spaces into their expansions and renovations.
Posted inMaine, News
5 historic Lewiston-area buildings are vacant. Will they be redeveloped?
Lewiston’s ‘renaissance’ depends on whether some of its more prominent vacant buildings can be filled with tenants.
Posted inMaine, News, The Bethel Citizen
New baby loons, Telstar wins and saying bye to a local logging legacy capped a busy 2025
The months of July through December are documented in words and photographs from the pages of The Bethel Citizen.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Cannabis opponents accused of misrepresenting Maine referendum
‘You have a right to lie under the First Amendment,’ Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said, noting there’s little she can do about the alleged trickery.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Community-focused gym in Livermore Falls serves ‘the people, not the program’
After more than 30 years in the fitness industry, Betsy Mancine has built Renovation Training Company into a coach-led, community-centered strength gym.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News
Oxford Hills marked by intertown disputes, local politics and loss of community leaders in 2025
Here are more of last year’s memorable news and events reported by the Advertiser Democrat.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
The justices are evaluating claims of sex discrimination lodged by transgender people versus the need for fair competition for women and girls, the main argument made by the states.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
What could Supreme Court cases on trans athletes mean for Maine?
Two cases from West Virginia and Idaho, argued before the court Tuesday, could have implications for lawsuits about Maine’s policies for transgender athletes in scholastic sports.