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Boys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

Here are 5 southern Maine boys hockey teams to watch in 2025-26

by Travis Lazarczyk December 8, 2025December 10, 2025

These five teams should be in the mix for deep playoff runs.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Homeschooling is growing in Maine. Here’s what that looks like.

by Sean Scott The Maine Monitor December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Last year, at least one in 10 students was homeschooled in more than 50 school districts, largely in central and northern Maine.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Woman sexually assaulted at Cumberland County Jail sues sheriff over alleged prison rape-prevention violations

by Morgan Womack December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Former corrections officer Jonathan Williams was convicted in 2023 of sexually assaulting the woman, who was in custody in 2019.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Gorham school evacuated again due to gas odor

by Robert Lowell December 8, 2025December 9, 2025

Narragansett Elementary School has been evacuated for a second incident in little more than a month and will remain closed Tuesday.

Letters

Don’t shield children from hard history lessons | Letter

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

My 11-year-old daughter and I recently watched “Eleanor the Great,” a movie about someone’s experience during the Holocaust, which was highly recommended to me by one of my seventh grade students. While of course sad, the film was also filled with humor and warmth. Our daughter is interested in this topic and history in general, […]