A recent state law requires that public comments on education matters be allowed at school board meetings, even as a new effort is underway to restrict such commenting.
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Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
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Strange brews, games, provide break from beer at Swine & Stein
Mead, kombucha, cider, wine, join beer at annual festival.
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Update: Vassalboro woman found safe after Silver Alert issued
Virginia Bourgoin is described as a white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 180 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes.
Posted inMaine
Maine Craft Weekend to shine light on state’s artists and makers
Gardiner is one of six featured communities this weekend where makers of all kinds are to showcase their work, give demonstrations and connect with people.
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Maine Supreme Court ponders whether Sunday hunting ban violates constitutional right to food
A Readfield couple’s lawsuit contends the voter-approved ‘right to food’ amendment should end a longstanding ban on Sunday hunting.
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Swine & Stein Brewfest returns to Gardiner’s Water Street with new fermentory drinks
Craft beverages, food and games are expected to take over Water Street for the annual Oktoberfest-style event that draws hundreds of people from across Maine and beyond to downtown Gardiner.
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Judge denies motion to dismiss witness tampering charge in Richmond murder case
Tyon K. Shuron, 46, of Augusta is set for jury trial next month on charges he murdered Andrew Sherman in 2019 and then tried to get a jailed witness to change her story about what had happened.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Bingham man taken into custody on new charges days after arrest on sex assault charges
Christopher C. Cates, 48, was charged early last week with assaulting two young children, and officials said after he was released from jail, he violated conditions of his release by contacting people involved in the assault case.
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Infant thrown from Amish buggy in nighttime crash in Whitefield, official says
The 1-month-old infant suffered minor injuries in the collision, which occurred at about 8 p.m. Wednesday.