The weeklong challenge, which begins Friday, motivates middle school students to spend more time outdoors, offering a chance to win cash prizes while fostering well-being in students and staff.
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Emotional debate on transgender rights, girls sports draws hundreds to Maine State House
The hearings Thursday come as the Trump administration has sued Maine over its policy allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls sports, adding to the intensity of debate at the State House.
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Here’s a guide to more than a dozen Maine doughnut shops
Check out this list of where to get the classics, plus vegan, organic and alternative flavors.
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‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
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Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting urge Maine Legislature to fund support center
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony about a bill that would provide $3.4 million to keep the Maine Resiliency Center open, especially since the status of a federal grant is uncertain.
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Oakland voters approve $3.95 million municipal budget
Voters at Oakland’s annual town meeting Tuesday night approved a $3.95 million municipal budget, passing all 23 warrant articles.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Fairfield drug bust leads to 2 drug trafficking arrests
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said it seized more than 200 grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, along with other items.
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Norridgewock man charged in the murder of girlfriend’s son pleads not guilty
Daniel V. Markey, accused in the March killing of Christopher Nickerson in Norridgewock, entered the plea during a brief arraignment Wednesday.
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Augusta man sentenced for ‘brutal’ attack on woman
Travon I. Vargas, 23, beat and strangled his girlfriend leaving her so badly bruised that her injuries looked like those seen in homicide cases, the prosecutor said.
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Pittston man found guilty of stalking Kennebec County sheriff
In a case that raised First Amendment issues, a judge found that threatening messages Nicholas Worthing sent to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page were sufficient evidence of stalking.