Maine
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Maine is getting a new energy code, and it’s a stretch
Fuel savings and affordability collide in the attic.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Child care providers say Maine is months behind in reimbursement payments. Lawmakers are investigating.
‘When you have one kid, one spot, who’s not being paid for essentially or not being paid for consistently, you can’t pay your bills,’ said one child care provider.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills
Championship games and the weather are the focus of Week in Photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from March 1-7, 2025.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Art teacher for Spruce Mountain schools charged with sexual exploitation of minor
Jan Barlow, 47, of Auburn, was arrested Saturday and also faces charges for allegedly trying to have the minor victim destroy evidence.
Posted inMaine
Police locate Bethel woman who was reported missing
Jadyn Lane, 22, had been reported missing after losing contact with family and friends Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
They’re the last cobblers left in Maine — and they’re busier than ever
The cobbling tradition is being carried on by a half-dozen people in Maine, but most of them plan to retire or cut back their hours in the next few years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
More and more Maine homes are selling for millions of dollars
Maine’s luxury real estate market had a record year in 2024, while the number of properties sold for more than $1 million has quadrupled over the last 5 years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As Trump shakes up economy, winners and losers will emerge. Maine could be on the wrong side.
The state’s reliance on Canada for trade and tourism, coupled with the president’s threats to punish Maine after his public spat with Gov. Mills, could spell trouble.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
How an Auburn man started a pro-North newspaper in London during the Civil War
John Adams Knight, whose house sits in Auburn’s West Pitch Park, acknowledged that once he backed the North, it was a trying time.