The declaration is an acknowledgement that the need for education and awareness remains vital to end LGBTQ+ discrimination and prejudice.
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Suspect in Minnesota lawmakers’ shooting surrenders to police
He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting the former Democratic House Speaker and her husband.
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Three Mainers killed in separate weekend fires
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of fatal fires in Wilton, Caribou and Newfield.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s foster care population grew at the fastest rate in the nation, federal data shows
The state’s director of child and family services cited the agency’s response to high profile deaths as well as a lack of attorneys to represent parents and declining support services as reasons for the increase.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, New England, News
South Paris man pleads guilty to 2020 Boston hotel killing
Aaron Parsons, 47, was sentenced to up to 16 years in Massachusetts state prison for the death of 29-year-old Sarah Dorany, prosecutors said.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Cyber incidents at Lewiston hospitals caused ambulances to be diverted
Some fire chiefs and ambulance services said they had no idea the cyber incidents were behind the diversions.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
How Maine is creating homes in forgotten and unlikely places
Faced with a vexing housing crisis, Mainers are finding ways to build homes in abandoned and undeveloped spaces. But costs, public opposition and an uncertain economy are impeding progress.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta donor breast milk dispensary debuts
The second of its kind in Maine, the dispensary opened April 15 at Kennebec Pediatrics.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Why cyber attacks are increasingly targeting hospitals
The incidents that caused outages at two Lewiston-based hospital systems come at a time when cyber attacks on health care organizations are skyrocketing.