Thirty maple farms throughout the state, including farms in Albion, Clinton, Buxton and Sidney, are gearing up to host open houses this weekend instead of the traditional Maine Maple Sunday on the fourth Sunday in March.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Skowhegan-area schools close after student tests positive for COVID-19
MSAD 54 superintendent said on Wednesday that the district is closing schools for the remainder of the week after members of the school community may have come in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Family of drive-by shooting victim in Waterville loses food stamps, social security
After 7-year-old Emahleeah Frost was shot in February, the family got $14,100 from a GoFundMe effort, but because of that income, their food stamps and Supplemental Security Income were taken away according to her parents.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man killed at Winthrop mobile home park was shot
The victim has been identified as Joshua Martin, 30, formerly of Rochester, New York, who was last known to be staying in the Augusta area, according to officials.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police investigate reported homicide at Winthrop mobile home
Winthrop police responded to a report of a homicide late Saturday night, on Squire Court, off state Route 133. Police remained at the scene Sunday.
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Bangor man, 18, killed in I-95 crash in Sidney, police say
Maine State Police said Nicholas Caron died after the vehicle he was driving went off the road during a rainstorm Friday.
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Woman uninjured after her vehicle crashes into the Kennebec River in Gardiner
Police say a potential mechanical error caused her to oversteer her vehicle on River Road before hitting a telephone pole and crashing into the river.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Windsor Elementary School reports 2 COVID-19 cases, triggering remote learning for district
Howard Tuttle, superintendent of Regional School Unit 12, said that the probable case “means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive.”
Posted inHealth, Maine
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state’s higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Potential buyers of Fiberight waste plant narrowed to 3, as officials eye re-start of Maine plant
The waste-to-energy plant in Hampden, serving more than 100 Maine communities, has been shut down since May over financial problems.