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'Stephen King's Maine': New book is a fan's guide to the people, haunts behind the novels
When Sharon Kitchens tells you she is a lifelong Stephen King fan, she means it: she read her first novel by the celebrated author, “Salem’s Lot,” before she was even 10 years old. And here’s more evidence that Kitchens is a loyal fan of the man who...
Maine draws a line in the Sandhills: Will match Nebraska on winner-take-all
OMAHA — If red-led Nebraska holds a special session this summer and decides to award its five Electoral College votes to the statewide winner of the presidential vote, then blue-led Maine will match it, canceling any advantage for former President Donald Trump. Maine House Majority Leader Maureen Terry (D-Gorham) issued a statement Friday saying that […] The post Maine draws a line in the Sandhills: Will match Nebraska on winner-take-all appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Opinion: Janet Mills’ triumphs and tragedies on gun safety
In perhaps the greatest test of her tenure—the massacre in Lewiston that left 31 shot, including 18 dead—Governor Janet Mills deserves praise for proposing one of the most ambitious gun safety laws Maine has ever passed. Background checks on all advertised sales of guns, with increased penalties for those who sell to someone who isn’t allowed to possess a firearm, will save innumerable lives in Maine and in surrounding states.
Multiple fires around Maine spark safety warnings from forest rangers
Crews fought several small wildfires and brush fires around the state over the weekend. In Standish, fire officials say a brush fire broke out near the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Maine Forest Rangers also fought fires that broke out in Aroostook and Penobscot counties. Speaking with rangers on...
Tyler Technologies Announces 2024 Maine App Challenge Winners
YARMOUTH, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 29, 2024-- Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today the three winning teams of its annual Tyler Technologies Maine App Challenge. The contest provides Maine high school students the opportunity to explore the world of software design and development by building a mobile application. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240429115742/en/ Tyler recognized the top three winning teams of the Maine App Challenge on April 27, 2024. Photo by Whitney J. Fox Photography.
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