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Androscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Connecticut man charged with stealing tools, equipment from biomass plant in Livermore Falls

by Donna M. Perry May 20, 2025May 21, 2025

David Bybell, 37, of North Haven was arrested on a charge of burglary.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Auburn City Council backs $128.4M budget

by Andrew Rice May 20, 2025June 4, 2025

The school budget validation referendum is scheduled June 10.

Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Group that brings fresh food to Lewiston relaunches

by Emily Bontatibus May 20, 2025May 21, 2025

Gather and Grow has a new name and log, but little else is changing for the former St. Mary’s Nutrition Center on Bates Street.

Advertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Residents approve Oxford Hills school budget at validation meeting

by Nicole Carter May 20, 2025June 5, 2025

The $54.4 million budget now goes out to referendum June 10.

Nation / World, Politics

Rep. Laurel Libby regains right to vote in House from Supreme Court

by Randy Billings May 20, 2025May 22, 2025

The nation’s highest court sides with the Republican lawmaker who was blocked from voting after she identified a transgender student athlete in a critical social media post.

Maine, News, Politics

Jared Golden plans to stay in Congress, won’t run for governor or Senate

by Gillian Graham May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

The centrist Democrat from Lewiston says he is focused on winning a 5th term representing Maine’s more conservative 2nd District in order to help his party retake the House in 2026.

Androscoggin County, Maine, News

Lisbon man, 33, dies after falling out of a boat on Cobbosseecontee Stream

by Emily Duggan May 19, 2025May 20, 2025

Chadd Brewin, 33, suffered an apparent medical event while fishing with his father-in-law.

Maine, News

Maine resilience projects face yet another funding setback

by Emmett Gartner May 19, 2025May 20, 2025

The Trump administration is scaling back a multibillion dollar hazard mitigation grant program that states have long used to protect homes and businesses from floods and other disasters.