The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on the former president’s efforts to overturn his election loss to Joe Biden.
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MSAD 44 directors allow book to stay in library, despite complaint about content
After discussing whether or not “Me, and Earl, and the Dying Girl” is appropriate for middle school-age children, the board voted to keep it on shelves citing the First Amendment.
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Maine family that planned world’s tallest flagpole fined $250,000 for cabins
The Worcester family announced about a month ago that it was abandoning plans for the flagpole.
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Plan to add housing options for Oxford seniors comes under fire from neighbors
The Caleb Group, a Massachusetts developer specializing in affordable housing, hopes to convert a Thompson lakefront eyesore into a 77-unit apartment complex for older people.
Posted inSchools and Education
Hebron news hawks launch school paper
When Hebron student Ori Brennan wanted to learn about journalism, she started a school newspaper so she could learn on the job.
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Apple investors reject call for ethics transparency on company’s AI use
The AFL-CIO investment arm also is pressing other tech and media firms on the issue, including Walt Disney Co., Netflix Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump’s $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
For every day he doesn’t pay, Trump said he’s facing $115,000 in accrued interest on the judgment, which is ‘beyond any permissible or constitutional scope of disgorgement.’
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Maine Basketball Hall of Fame announces 2024 class
The inductees will be honored at the Aug.11 ceremony at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76
The acclaimed comedian, known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, died at age 76.
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Girls’ basketball: With new faces in key spots, Oceanside seeks another title
The Mariners lost key players to graduation, but have remained formidable as they play Friday for a second championship in three years.