Judge Lance Walker heard arguments in a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who are challenging the Maine statute enacted in April.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Politics
Sen. Collins introduces bill to support maternal health at rural hospitals
Seven Maine hospitals have closed their birthing centers in the past decade, and 2 more will do so this year.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Looking for an alternative source for eggs? Try your local farm.
At farm stands across Maine, you’ll pay less than half of what you would in a grocery store, if you go early.
Posted inCommunity, Connections, Oxford Hills
Oxford academy postpones dinner, show
Oxford Hills Christian Academy in Oxford has postponed its annual Comedy Night Dinner from this Saturday to March 1, due to the expected snowstorm.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Proposed bill would give Maine cities first chance to buy university buildings for sale
The bill is a response to the sale process of the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, but a University of Maine System official said no municipalities have ever submitted bids for university buildings.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris board awards 3-year mowing contract to A&A Property Maintenance
The contract includes mowing cemeteries, ball fields and miscellaneous town properties, as well as mulching and weeding.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay officially adopts 4-day work week
The office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers advance budget but without support to enact it immediately
Democrats and Republicans said they will have ongoing conversations before final votes on the budget in 2 weeks, though areas of compromise seemed hard to come by.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school administrators working to curb student behaviors
Residents from West Paris addressed the board to mark one year since Agnes Gray Elementary School has closed.