A series of Facebook posts called out the town manager after signs were posted saying the town would be observing Columbus Day and an ill-timed joke about having to work on Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Artwork from children in detention camps coming to Waterville
Mary Dunn, who has traveled to the U.S. and Mexican border, is helping to organize the exhibit, as well as a silent auction fundraiser Oct. 12 at Hathaway Creative Center to help asylum seekers with humanitarian aid and legal services.
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Bingham aquaculture facility kept fish in cruel, unsanitary conditions, group says
The nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Compassion Over Killing released its findings Monday of an undercover investigation of salmon hatchery Cooke Aquaculture.
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State halts use of road sealant after crashes on Route 225 in Rome
Transportation officials investigate why the spray application created a slick surface. How extensively fog sealant has been used on Maine highways is unclear.
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Firefighters memorial held weeks after fatal blast in Farmington
The explosion killed Farmington Fire Capt. Michael Bell, one of three Maine firefighters to die in the line of duty this year.
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Colby College honors journalists killed in line of duty last year
The college on Friday awards all 66 with the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, named for an Albion native killed defending his newspaper from an pro-slavery mob.
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Tensions still high as Skowhegan school board moves beyond mascot
The board on Thursday night discussed how the selection process will go for picking a new mascot and will give both students and community members a seat at the table.
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A real hoofer, Star the Dancing Horse will take stage at Waterville Opera House
Horseman Kevin Crane and his horse are the headliner for the Waterville Creates! Variety! show to be held Oct. 19 at the Waterville Opera House.
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New headquarters in Manchester for the Maine Cabin Masters
As part of Manchester Community Days, the stars of the DIY Network show will host a yard sale to clear out items they acquired with the purchase of 915 Western Ave. to benefit a vocational program for adults with mental illness.
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Gas leak resolved at Maine State Police Crime Lab in Augusta
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Steve McCausland said a crime lab employee reported the smell of gas around 8:30 a.m.