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The Maine State Museum reopens in Augusta after 6-year closure
The Maine State Museum is ready to showcase history once again. After six years, the museum celebrated its reopening Saturday with a ribbon-cutting and a countdown, as hundreds of visitors came through the doors. "They put a lot of detail into remodeling it," said Angel Vinton, who was among those...
The Maine Monitor
How Brunswick raced to keep families housed after their mobile homes were condemned
Holly Ayala was tired of renting when she put nearly all the money she had — $12,000 — into a mobile home in Brunswick. She found the trailer from the 1970s advertised on Facebook Marketplace at Davis Street Trailer Park. Ayala said she understood it would need some fixing up but had been assured by the property management company that the trailer was livable.
WGME
Oxford Hills weighs new elementary school site, road costs ahead of June vote
OX FORD COUNTY (WGME) -- The future of a new elementary school in the Oxford Hills School District remains uncertain, but state officials heard an update on the project’s progress as district leaders continue to narrow in on a potential site and prepare for a possible public vote. Maine’s...
bowdoinorient.com
As election day approaches, several Town Council candidates weigh Bowdoin’s place in Brunswick politics
With less than two weeks until Election Day, five candidates are competing for two at-large seats on the Brunswick Town Council, the body that sets the town’s budget, zoning and housing policy, from Maine Street sidewalks to Bowdoin’s own building plans. Because at-large seats represent the whole town, any Bowdoin student registered to vote in Brunswick can weigh in on both.
penbaypilot.com
Send two powerful new voices to the State House
Voters in our area can send two powerful new voices to the State House this November. Madison Cook and Rhiannon Hampson both have the knowledge and know-how to fight for and deliver solutions that will make life better for people. I got to know Madison, who is running to serve...
WPFO
Portland Lantern Walk to light up Deering Oaks Park this weekend
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Portland’s Deering Oaks Park will glow this weekend for the Portland Lantern Walk. The free community event brings people together for music, a community sing and a walk through the park, all lit up by handmade lanterns. Christina Bechstein, walk organizer and founder of Love Lab,...
WGME
Lewiston schools roll out the "Say Something" anonymous reporting system
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Lewiston schools are rolling out the “Say Something” anonymous reporting system, a prevention program designed to help students and staff identify when someone may be in crisis and get help before a situation escalates. The program was founded by Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit whose...