The LaBlanc family has been displaying the roosters in front of their home to support their daughter. Ogunquit officials are fining them hundreds because of a code violation.
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
Justices rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the US illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
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Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News, Schools and Education
Kennebunk Elementary principal resigns after police investigation
Ryan Quinn had been on leave since March after an allegation of abuse toward a 5-year-old student. Police cleared him of criminal wrongdoing, but it appeared the school board was taking steps toward firing him.
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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
Justices ruled Tuesday that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Do Mainers care about Graham Platner’s controversies? Here’s what our poll found.
The vast majority of Mainers have heard at least a bit about the U.S. Senate candidate’s personal history.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates librarian finds Indigenous land grant from 1860s, complicating college’s history
The Lewiston college owned and sold 57,000 acres in northwestern Maine.
Posted inBusiness, News
State bars unreliable wedding caterer, but repayment unlikely
More than a dozen people testified that Bethany Gregory collected a total of more than $145,000 to work their events, then failed to follow through.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Hannah Pingree is the heavy favorite in Maine governor’s race, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll finds
Pingree, a Democrat, has a double-digit lead over Republican Bobby Charles in the three-way race that also features independent Rick Bennett.
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‘Brawl at Town Hall’: Rumford to host MMA event
‘NEF 67: Brawl at Town Hall,’ a mixed martial arts event July 11, will feature two former local high school wrestling champions.
Posted inMaine, News
Hiker evacuated from Knife Edge on Katahdin by Forest Service helicopter
It was the second helicopter rescue from the peak in less than a week.