Artists, festivals and presenters are feeling the effects of the president’s policies on immigration enforcement, travel bans and sexual orientation.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Oakland woman says 103rd birthday will be ‘just another day’ | Column
Edith Cunningham remembers the days when there were dirt roads, no electricity, the family was snowed in for two or three days and she rode a horse-drawn sleigh to school in winter.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Former students allege abuse and neglect at Hyde School in Bath
A federal lawsuit recounts their experience at the boarding school, accusing Hyde officials of imposing emotional and physical mistreatment that had lasting negative effects. The school denies the claims, calling them ‘patently false.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Groundbreaking Kennebec County mobile medical program to shift focus
Doctors from the MD3 program in Kennebec County hope to continue their work with first responders to reverse overdoses in the county.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Turner-area school community split as board reviews transgender policies
Maine School Administrative District 52, which includes Turner, Leeds and Greene, may align its policies with President Trump’s executive order recognizing only ‘biological gender.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
New director of Colby institute raises conversation about AI
David Watts will start at Colby College in August as the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s newest director at one of the nation’s first AI institutes at a liberal arts college.
Posted inMaine
Two injured in suspected Farmington propane explosion
Both were transported to the hospital, according to the fire chief.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Protesters urge Portland flyers to boycott Avelo over ICE flights
People rallied outside the Portland International Jetport Saturday afternoon to voice concerns about Avelo airlines, which operates in Maine and has also conducted deportation flights in Arizona.
Posted inMaine
Court rules Maine can’t enforce law prohibiting foreign spending on campaigns
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to temporarily halt the state from enforcing the law, which voters approved in 2023.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Wilton man treated for injuries from police-involved shooting after standoff
Maine State Police say they expect several criminal charges to be filed against Gabriele Wilbur, 34.