Even in Maine, families involved with helping runaway slaves escape to Canada feared the vigilant eyes of disapproving neighbors.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Nokomis school district launches contest for new ‘visual identity’
While remaining the ‘Warriors’ for sports teams, the contest seeks a mascot other than a Native American, which, as a mascot, is offensive to some.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Trooper Thomas Merry’s memorial rededicated in Palmyra
Memorial moved to safer, more accessible location following coordinated community effort.
Posted inLocal & State
Two men injured in three-vehicle crash Thursday in Norridgewock
One man was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to a Bangor hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.
Posted inLocal & State
Memorial to state trooper to be dedicated in Palmyra
A new monument in a safer spot on U.S. Route 2 will be dedicated Saturday to State Trooper Thomas Merry, who was killed by a car involved in a high-speed chase in 1980.
Posted inLocal & State
RV crash injures four on I-95 in Palmyra
The crash in combination with heavy holiday traffic caused delays for several miles on I-95 north around mile 156.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Woman held on drug charges following search of car in Somerset County
The sheriff says Destiny Alton, 37, is charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl and other drugs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Alleged Maine child sex offender found in Pennsylvania
David Freeman, 58, of Palmyra, is charged with sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl.