Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban bots and put a price cap on resale tickets.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County to set budget for new sheriff’s headquarters
Commissioners are expected to take a nonbinding vote next month to determine how much the county is willing to spend on the Center Street facility.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Seppala Siberian nears finish line to be Maine’s state dog
The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to the children of Nome. The dog later lived in Poland Spring.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Strong, Phillips collect signatures to withdraw from school district
Kingfield residents are also passing a petition seeking to withdraw from Maine School Administrative District 58. Petitions are available for Avon residents as well.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills on transgender athletes lawsuit: ‘I’m happy to go to court’
The governor doubled down Thursday on her position that the federal government can’t pull funding from Maine because the state allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Bees hard at work as spring flowers bloom
A bee collects pollen on a crocus in Lewiston.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride at these Maine events
Lantern-hanging, a talk and readings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ are scheduled as part of the 250th anniversary.
Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
Another weed shop opened on Forest Ave. This is how they all survive.
There are now six cannabis shops within a mile and a half of Forest Avenue, and their owners say there’s room for all of them.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Androscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts man arrested after police chase through 2 counties
Police say the pursuit, from Paris to Mechanic Falls, began when the driver refused to stop for officers investigating a report of shots fired.
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Andover’s ‘Liar’s Table’ has hosted over a century of ‘honest’ conversation
The Liar’s Table at the back of Andover’s Mill’s Market has been a place for honest conversation, and occasional tall tales, for over a century.