The School Board this week voted to alter its masking policy based on updated guidance from federal and state health officials.
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Concerts from summer of 2021 now available online
Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival
‘Fatty Tissue Thorn’ first release from sophomore effort by Maine’s Fonfon Ru
Portland-based post-punk band Fonfon Ru has released “Fatty Tissue Thorn,” the single and video from their sophomore album “Collapse of the Silver Bridge,” which comes out April 15. After a significant medical issue in 2019, FonFon Ru guitar player and singer Harry James turned their experience into “Fatty Tissue Thorn,” a sonic exploration of the […]
Former Franklin County prosecutor admits to federal crime linked to large marijuana operation
The attorney for Kayla Alves said the former assistant district attorney was not a part of an alleged illegal marijuana distribution and laundering conspiracy.
‘River Dave’ doesn’t show for N.H. court hearing on trespassing charge
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a former hermit in New Hampshire who is charged with trespassing on the wooded property he made his home for 27 years didn’t show up for his arraignment
Jury convicts Texas man on all counts in 1st trial of a Capitol rioter
The verdict could give Justice Department prosecutors more leverage in plea negotiations and discourage other defendants from gambling on trials of their own.
New York snowmobiler injured when sled hits a pressure ridge on Rangeley Lake
Denise Weber, 50, told responders she was driving at a high rate of speed when the machine struck a pressure ridge and she was thrown off.
Ukrainian teens who lived with Leeds family are safe in Poland
Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, of Leeds, have been trying to adopt to two boys, Vanya and Serogzha, from Ukraine, a process that has been threatened by Russia’s invasion.
Asian spider could spread to much of East Coast
Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast.
LePage calls for temporary cuts in Maine’s gas tax and turnpike tolls
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says this would help Mainers survive an inflationary market.