Customers will have their prescriptions automatically transferred to a different Walgreens on the east side of the Kennebec River.
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The Way It Was in Hallowell: Week of March 3-10
Showcasing what happened in the Hallowell-area on this date for the week of March 3-10.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Transgender rights debate takes shape in Legislature as Maine faces federal pressure
Rep. Elizabeth Caruso, R-Caratunk, gathered with supporters at the State House Wednesday to unveil a bill prohibiting students who are biologically male from participating in female sports.
Posted inSchools and Education
Farmington-area school board learns of culinary classroom savings
Superintendent Christian Elkington told Regional School Unit 9 directors Thursday that a scaled-back equipment plan for the Bjorn Center culinary classroom at Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington will save the district $72,000.
Posted inNation & World
Haiti orphanage founder convicted of abusing minors faces lengthy prison term
Authorities arrested Michael Geilenfeld based on allegations brought by a Freeport, Maine, resident, who spoke to young men who said Geilenfeld abused them as boys.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan officials propose policy for naming public spaces
Selectmen developed the policy after rejecting a proposal to name a field after a longtime coach.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
US attorney general threatens Gov. Mills with lawsuit over transgender athletes
‘Maine should be on notice,’ Pam Bondi said in a letter to the Maine governor over compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender students competing in school sports.
Posted inCommunity
Farmington-based alliance to host social at Sugarloaf
The social celebrates the alliance’s ongoing efforts to ensure recreational access to the High Peaks landscape.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmaker censured for posting photos of student she identified as transgender
The House votes 75-70 along party lines to censure Republican Rep. Laurel Libby for singling out a student who won a track championship to protest Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.
Posted inBusiness, News
Portland Jetport’s parking expansion plan lands in court
Neighbors have appealed the city planning board’s recent approval of a plan to add 265 long-term surface parking spaces at Maine’s largest airport.