Maine’s attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state antidiscrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty, and that requirement has frustrated the families who sued.
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State House added to trail honoring Maine sites that were key to securing women’s right to vote
The location where state lawmakers ratified the 19th Amendment is one of seven stops along the Maine Suffrage Centennial Trail. But officials said work to give women equality is far from done.
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Former Franklin County prosecutor to be sentenced Wednesday for deleting text messages in federal investigation
Defense attorney for Kayla Alves, 37, of Farmington is asking for probation while federal prosecutors are asking for zero to six months incarceration
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Maine Observer: A summer camp of our own making
From farming and grocery shopping to decorating cakes and staffing produce stands, visiting Gram’s house gave me more than any organized program ever could have.
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Neighborhood redemption centers becoming less common as their numbers decline
Dozens of the centers have closed over the last two years in Maine, a reflection of the difficulty in finding workers and also rising costs that nibble away at razor-thin profit margins.
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Bangor police’s ‘Duck of Justice’ creator retires to pursue writing career
Lt. Tim Cotton combined his sense of humor with the Bangor Police Department’s social media account to show the human side of police work. A duck helped.
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Mental health care system failed man who went missing in Bangor, his mother says
“You pretty much have to criminalize your loved one to get them help,” says Tammy Lacher Scully, the mother of Graham Lacher who went missing June 6 after running from a psychiatric hospital.
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Sen. Collins puts her Bangor home up for sale
Collins is looking for another Bangor-area home. The Republican senator also has a ‘camp’ on Cold Stream Pond, along with a home-away-from home in Washington, D.C.
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Search continues for man who went missing from Bangor psychiatric center
The mother of 37-year-old Graham Lacher expressed frustration with early efforts by police to find her son, who previously went missing from a group home in Norridgewock.
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Crime story contest has a happy ending for Bangor teen who beat out professional writers
Muhammad Drammeh, 17, won the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance’s annual CrimeFlash Fiction contest, competing against more experienced writers and published authors.