The campaign aims to boost Maine’s dining and hotel business during the slow season.
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Rangeley to hold special town meeting on omitted warrant article
An article authorizing selectmen to approve reserve account spending was left off the June town meeting ballot, Town Manager Joe Roach said.
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Press Herald Toy Fund celebrates 76th straight year successfully giving gifts to Maine kids
Thanks to the generosity of donors, the charity’s annual toy drive brought joy to over 4,400 children this holiday season.
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Lisbon’s ‘big hill’ offers family fun
Siblings make some runs Tuesday afternoon.
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These Maine high schoolers are sharing their love of music with younger students
Maine Music Mentors has chapters in 3 towns and is still expanding.
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Auburn Drop-In Center needs personal care items | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Current needs at the Drop-In Center at 121 Mill St. in Auburn are: cough drops, body wipes, men’s and women’s long sleeve winter tops in size small, men’s and women’s thermal underwear in all sizes, men’s pants in waist sizes 28, 30, 32 and 34, men’s and women’s boots in all sizes. […]
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Maine high school teacher fired for comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Derek Brewer, a social studies teacher at Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, was fired by the RSU 67 school board in a unanimous vote.
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3 takeaways from Maine’s annual crime report
The overall crime rate has steadily declined in Maine since 2021, but some types of crime increased in 2024.
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Maine public health experts criticize changes to childhood vaccine schedule
Federal health officials on Monday announced a reduction in the number of vaccines recommended for all children.
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Buckfield man appeals conviction in shaken baby death
Attorneys for Trevor Averill argued that a new trial should be ordered or the 18-year sentence reconsidered.