‘It’s a win-win for everybody. We get to have some local races and at the same time we get to give it back to the community and make some things happen,’ said Bridge Run Race Director Mike Lecompte, a retired firefighter and longtime runner.
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Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
There’s an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next 5 years, the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office say.
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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
An official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews.
Posted inNews
Driving Ms. Bea around Lewiston
Lewiston man and his dog scoot around downtown to enjoy the beautiful weather.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
St. Mary’s Health, Community Clinical Services data systems down due to ‘cyber incident’
Patients should keep their appointments and call their provider’s office with questions.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Local & State, News
Jay accepts $75,000 grant to replace two culverts damaged in 2023 storms
Jay is seeking grants to repair a front corner wall of North Jay Fire Station damaged when fire truck bumper hits it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
New storytelling events in Maine let people share, Moth-style
Monthly storytelling series are being held at venues in Portland and Lewiston, and other storytelling events have been held recently focused on health care, parenting, immigrant life and food.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Trump administration has frozen $50M in UMaine System funding so far
More than $21 million in grants was either terminated or put on hold as the university system was negotiating their terms and conditions, college officials say.
Posted inBusiness, Fact Brief, Local & State, News
Maine Trust for Local News begins fact-checking operation in partnership with Gigafact
Veteran reporter and former Press Herald writer and editor J. Craig Anderson will produce twice-weekly fact briefs to either verify or debunk online claims related to Maine news.
Posted inFact Brief, Local & State, News
Did Maine lack a legal minimum age for marriage prior to 2020? | Fact brief
Editor’s note: This is the first of our fact briefs, published in conjunction with the nonprofit Gigafact. Read more about our partnership here. Yes. Until 2020, Maine had no statutory minimum age for marriage. Previously, the state allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent; children under 16 required both parental consent and judicial […]