More than 500 people attended the Festival of Trees and Treats, a daylong holiday event featuring raffled trees, a bake sale, children’s activities and a visit from the Grinch.
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Gov. Mills will allow bill limiting police collaboration with ICE to become law
Mills announced her decision in an op-ed in the Press Herald on Monday, citing recent actions of the Trump administration.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former Lewiston man sentenced in 2024 shooting death at Hillview Apartments
Nasib Aden, 23, was sentenced to 15 years after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Androscoggin County Superior Court.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Lawsuit against Hyde School at risk after attorney errors
A Maine-based lawyer asked to withdraw from the federal lawsuit against the Bath boarding school last week, saying his co-counsel from Massachusetts made ‘inaccurate and unsupported legal citations’ in court records.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston councilor, school board member to face off for open legislative seat
The special election set for Feb. 24 could decide who controls the Maine House of Representatives.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Jay-area school district defends transgender sports policy as public continues debate
Residents urged Regional School Unit 73 to rescind its transgender sports policy during a tense Dec. 11 meeting, warning of legal and financial fallout, while several directors defended keeping it in place.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
2 New York men charged in home invasion, cocaine sales operation in Livermore Falls
The victim of a home invasion on Hunton Loop called 911 Sunday night to report he was being assaulted by a man with a handgun.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Franklin County commissioners still getting stipends removed from budget
Commissioners are set to vote Tuesday on a resolution to stop the payments.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Shenna Bellows asks judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Maine voter rolls
The state’s motion to dismiss says the Trump administration has not said why it wants voters’ personal information.
Posted inMaine, News
Panel of Maine judges weighs whether to reprimand state supreme court justice
Catherine Connors, an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, has been accused of failing to recuse herself from major foreclosure decisions, despite her past experience representing banks.