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Published
December 7, 2022

Nonprofit agencies extend reach of Toy Fund

Employees from Spurwink, which supports families and children with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, are distributing toys to 40 families in the Lewiston area that struggle to provide holiday gifts to their children.
Published
December 6, 2022

South Portland moves to ban flavored tobacco products

The City Council gave preliminary approval to end the sale of cigarettes, vaping paraphernalia and other tobacco products with flavors such as menthol, mint, bubble gum and banana.
Published
December 6, 2022

Gov. Mills proposes $450 relief checks as part of heating assistance package

Gov. Janet Mills and legislative leaders have been trying to find agreement on a relief package that can get bipartisan approval on Wednesday, allowing the aid to be sent to struggling Mainers this winter.
Published
December 6, 2022

Brunswick council opts for budget sidewalk option to avoid tax hike

Though the vast majority of residents at Monday's public hearing lobbied for all-brick sidewalks in Brunswick's downtown, a split Town Council went with a cheaper brick-hybrid option to avoid tax increases.
Published
December 6, 2022

Midcoast schools close for deep cleaning after outbreak of respiratory illness

Dozens of students in Topsham and Harpswell have contracted a virus believed to be RSV.

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Published
December 6, 2022

Influenza cases in Maine doubled in the last week

Maine recorded 1,720 new cases of influenza during the week ending Dec. 2, and flu-related hospitalizations nearly quadrupled from the previous week, going from 17 to 63.
Published
December 5, 2022

Morse High School graduate wants to revolutionize timber industry with automated sanding device

Oscar Hennin, 19, won $17,000 at an entrepreneurial college competition for his craftsman prototype.
Published
December 5, 2022

Negotiations continue over heating and energy aid for Mainers

While details were not released, another round of relief checks and additional rental assistance are being contemplated, along with direct heating and energy assistance.
Published
December 5, 2022

In Maine and nationwide, Real ID requirement for air travel is delayed – again

The Department of Homeland Security has pushed back the date for requiring federally approved IDs to May 2025.
Published
December 5, 2022

‘Standout’ Lewiston graduate dies from severe allergic reaction

Omar Osman, a graduate of Lewiston High School and a first-year student at Bowdoin College, died unexpectedly from a severe allergic reaction Saturday night.