Annual tradition at Auburn PAL Center offered candy, prizes and food.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine towns are sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars for addiction treatment
4 years after settlement money started arriving, some recovery centers face funding cliffs as towns and counties deliberate — or in some cases hardly pay attention to — millions in unspent funds.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Amid Iran conflict, Platner re-ups criticism of Collins for Iraq vote. Here’s the background.
In unreported Reddit comments that have been deleted, the US Senate candidate called combat ‘an excellent experience.’
Posted inCommunity, News
5 takeaways from Lewiston’s school board budget workshop
Board members generally agree that more needs to be cut from the budget, but they want to try to save some classroom positions that would be lost in the proposal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wabanaki tribes challenge Oxford Casino’s iGaming lawsuit
A judge granted the request to intervene by all 4 tribal nations in Maine.
Posted inNews
Janet Mills says she approves of ‘millionaire’s tax’ passed by Maine budget panel
Democratic lawmakers on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted to move advance Maine’s supplemental budget.
Posted inMaine, News
5 takeaways from Maine’s new wildlife action plan
From newly listed plants to the symbolic return of the gray wolf, the state’s 10-year plan provides a nonregulatory path to protect Maine’s most vulnerable species.
Posted inCommunity, Health, News, The Rangeley Highlander
Study group explores possibility of Rangeley-run EMS service
Fire Rescue Chief Mike Bacon told the Select Board on March 24 that as Rangeley grows they need to look at all options.
Posted inNews
Three ‘angels’ help customer in distress | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Sometimes angels come in threes. I recently was in a predicament where I couldn’t use my new glasses as they were. They needed to be sent out at an additional cost of $360 which I couldn’t afford. I felt stressed from the situation and, unfortunately, began to cry. As I was speaking […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Strong students launch podcast on Maine outdoors
Students at Day Mountain Regional Middle School have launched a podcast exploring wildlife and environmental issues in Maine.