The towns of Rangeley and Oquossoc plan to kick off seasonal festivities with the annual Mountain Holly Days event, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 8-10. This celebration offers shopping, holiday delights and activities that embody the spirit of the season, according to a news release from Amanda Christian, executive director at Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce. […]
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Spruce Mountain High School lists honor roll students
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School has announced the following students were named to its first quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 12 Highest honors: Leah Burgess, Faith Maurais and Connor Roy. High honors: Natalie Bruen, Annabelle Fee, Mary Hamblin, Mia Henry, Makinlee Holt, Dominic Lucarelli and Julia Mercier. Honors: Brandon Adams, […]
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Teachers Lounge Mafia plans improv comedy show for Farmington Dec. 8
Proceeds benefit United Way of the Tri-Valley Area.
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Ag-focused calendar celebrates farming, land, sea through seasons
ORONO — The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program, part of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has released its 2024 wall calendar. The theme is “Farming and Tending to the Land and Sea Throughout the Seasons.” It features 12 images from Maine-based artists that capture the essence of agricultural work and life. From vibrant fields of crops […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ named best film of 2023 by New York film critics
‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ based on David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, chronicles the Osage murders of the 1920s.
Posted inNation & World
TikTok ban in Montana blocked by court as free speech threat
Montana lawmakers in May made the state the first in the U.S. to pass a complete ban on the app.
Posted inNation & World
Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden plan
Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the EPA said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood pressure and heart disease in adults.
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A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate
Their motivation: a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega’s government.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts lawmakers consider funding temporary shelter for migrant families
The state recently hit its self-imposed limit of 7,500 families in its homeless shelter system.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Spate of deaths makes month after Lewiston shootings among the most violent in Maine history
A preliminary review of data shows that 2023 is on track to be the deadliest year in Maine since 1989 – and that doesn’t include the 18 people killed in the state’s worst mass shooting.