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The Black Poster Project aims to de-stigmatize opioid use disorder by sharing the names, faces, and stories of people wh...
12/04/2025

The Black Poster Project aims to de-stigmatize opioid use disorder by sharing the names, faces, and stories of people who have died from overdoses. The nonprofit is stopping in Lewiston and will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The event aims to de-stigmatize substance use disorder and humanize the people who struggle with it.

The lifelong friends have held this birthday tradition since they met in the 1940s.
12/04/2025

The lifelong friends have held this birthday tradition since they met in the 1940s.

The duo say they aren’t really sure who started the tradition, but they’re always excited to get the card.

Videos circulating online feature shoppers plucking hefty bags of potatoes off the shelf, along with egg dye.“Potatoes a...
12/04/2025

Videos circulating online feature shoppers plucking hefty bags of potatoes off the shelf, along with egg dye.

“Potatoes are about the only thing I can afford," one online commenter posted. Another boiled it down into a single-word response: “Cheaper.”

Because of high egg prices, crafty families are coming up with cheaper alternatives for holiday traditions.

You might start seeing hummingbirds more frequently this time of year. Here's why.
12/04/2025

You might start seeing hummingbirds more frequently this time of year. Here's why.

Hummingbirds are making their journey from Central America to the U.S. now. Here's how you can increase your chances of seeing the quick little birds.

12/04/2025

A federal judge in Maine on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore around $3 million in funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture pulled from Maine schools over the state’s policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/federal-judge-usda-unfreeze-funding-maine-title-ix-trump-transgender-athletes/97-0fa5de5a-8189-4773-af31-3308f72de3b8?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NEWS_CENTER_Maine

The SAVE Act would require potential voters to show proof of citizenship by presenting a valid passport or other verifyi...
12/04/2025

The SAVE Act would require potential voters to show proof of citizenship by presenting a valid passport or other verifying documentation like a birth certificate.

The gray fox in Freeport tested positive for rabies, confirmed by Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.
11/04/2025

The gray fox in Freeport tested positive for rabies, confirmed by Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.

A gray fox in Freeport tests positive for rabies, confirmed by Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.

Officials in Maine warn that lakes and ponds remain dangerously cold, advising caution for anyone planning water activit...
11/04/2025

Officials in Maine warn that lakes and ponds remain dangerously cold, advising caution for anyone planning water activities.

11/04/2025
Police were on scene at the building on Grant Street Friday evening. Witnesses shared video of Portland fire officials r...
11/04/2025

Police were on scene at the building on Grant Street Friday evening. Witnesses shared video of Portland fire officials removing the body from the roof.

The apartments will be kept affordable to people earning up to 80 percent of the area median income.
11/04/2025

The apartments will be kept affordable to people earning up to 80 percent of the area median income.

MaineHousing leaders used the remaining funds from the Rural Affordable Rental Housing Program to pay for the projects.

Two human rights claimed an executive order unlawfully blocks aid to international prosecutors.
11/04/2025

Two human rights claimed an executive order unlawfully blocks aid to international prosecutors.

Maine's first psychiatric residential center for children, set to address mental health service gaps, could open in Apri...
11/04/2025

Maine's first psychiatric residential center for children, set to address mental health service gaps, could open in April 2026.

The funding freeze was in response to Gov. Mills' administration's stance on transgender athletes in girls' sports.
11/04/2025

The funding freeze was in response to Gov. Mills' administration's stance on transgender athletes in girls' sports.

The federal government is taking action to pull Maine's K-12 school funding over the state's alleged violation Title IX,...
11/04/2025

The federal government is taking action to pull Maine's K-12 school funding over the state's alleged violation Title IX, which is the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education.

The Department of Education has also referred the state's alleged violation of Title IX to the Department of Justice for further enforcement.

This class of high school seniors is rare.
11/04/2025

This class of high school seniors is rare.

Nationwide, twins occur in just around 3% of all births, according to national data. But the class of 2025 at one high school is a unique case.

There has been growing interest in states to standardize daylight saving time in recent years.
11/04/2025

There has been growing interest in states to standardize daylight saving time in recent years.

Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942.

"I would just hate to see that we reduce costs by taking away the proven life-saving system: a sprinkler system," Westbr...
11/04/2025

"I would just hate to see that we reduce costs by taking away the proven life-saving system: a sprinkler system," Westbrook Fire Chief Steve Sloan said.

Supporters of the bill say it's intended to reduce housing costs by taking away the expense to builders to install a fire-suppression sprinkler system.

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