With snowstorms expected to bring school closures, families can make the most of a snow day by knowing how to build better snowballs and snowmen, choosing the right sleds, and dressing properly for cold conditions.
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Maine eFiling expands as new court rules and vendor terms take effect
Maine’s electronic court system is expanding, requiring users to accept a private vendor agreement as new judicial rules governing eFiling begin.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
5 Auburn housing projects to watch in 2026
Market-rate homes and apartments have been driving development in the city, and bringing in higher fees, since the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Health, Local & State, News
Rumford, Bridgton hospitals to get part of $71 million bill to upgrade emergency departments
The money will go to renovate, expand and equip their emergency departments.
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Scholarship offered to future teachers | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Retired Educators’ Association is offering a $2,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior, who lives in Androscoggin County, is going on to college, and planning to enter the field of education. The scholarship is awarded based on academic merit, citizenship and need. All candidates must complete and submit the following application materials: the AREA […]
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Pond hockey tournament rekindles youthful memories, benefits Waterville area youth
The 14th Maine Pond Hockey Classic benefits the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
Posted inLocal & State, Mark LaFlamme, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Plagued by ghosts, backward driving and snowbanks |Column
Writer Mark LaFlamme mulls over some recent transportation challenges and a more popular form of ice violence.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Thousands of Maine kids missed school as ICE carried out heightened operations
Absence rates for multilingual students were near or over 50% in some school districts where immigration enforcement spiked, and educators describe empty classrooms and fearful students.
Posted inNews, The Franklin Journal
New UMF exhibit turns space and place into art experience
The Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington opened its spring exhibition, “Spaces Places Traces,” featuring mixed-media works by 10 New England artists.