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Do your groceries need to be tossed out? What we know about the listeria recalls in Maine
A recent spate of listeria recalls is causing alarm.
Photo: Bates College campus awash in fall colors
A Bates College student walks through the colorful campus quad Monday morning in Lewiston.
Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
Lisbon High forfeits football team’s regular-season finale in wake of alleged hazing
The law firm the district hired to investigate the allegations has interviewed players, but the ‘specific details have not been shared with me,’ Superintendent Richard Green says.
Should minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.
White House says insurance needs to cover condoms, over-the-counter birth control
Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception.
Photos: Colby Fund Walk to Remember is a tribute to children who have died
The Colby Fund supports grieving parents by providing caskets, gravestones, funerals and photography services.
Housing costs rising everywhere – but especially in swing states
America’s housing affordability crisis is weighing heavily on the nation’s most sought-after voters in places like Wilmington, N.C., where home prices have risen 65 percent since 2019.
Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand
Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.