The median home sale price in Maine last month was $399,250 – a 5% increase over July 2023, but a slight dip from the record high of $406,000 reported this June.
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Photos: Lewiston families prepare for schools opening
Students and parents meet and greet school staff while picking up a free backpack at The Store Next Door.
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
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Harris had her national debut at the 2012 DNC. Here’s what she said.
It was in September 2012 when she, as California’s attorney general, made her first major national appearance at the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina to champion President Barack Obama for a second term.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Chicago police say they’re ready for final day of protests at DNC following night of no arrests
On Wednesday night, more than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched peacefully past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.
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‘A brilliant scholar’: Bates College professor Sue Houchins dies at 80
The respected scholar and gifted teacher had been on the faculty of the Lewiston college since 2003.
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Russia opens case against CNN reporter who covered Kursk incursion
The FSB said the reporter would be placed on Russia’s wanted list. Under Russian law, the maximum penalty for illegally crossing the border is five years in prison.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine man pleads not guilty to killing his prison cellmate in 2022
Carl Williams appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court Thursday and was found competent to stand trial on a murder charge in the death of Renaldo Jones.
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Lewiston Housing to receive $1.25 million to help seniors stay in their homes
The federal funds would allow seniors across five Maine counties to make repairs to promote aging in place.
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From pommel to dance floor, Stephen Nedoroscik to join ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The casting was announced on Thursday’s episode of ABC’s ‘Good Morning America. The Paris Olympian is the first celebrity contestant named for the season.