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Published
January 27, 2023

Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library

A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
Published
January 7, 2023

Browntail moth threat eases in capital region, but remains a threat elsewhere in Maine

While the population explosion of browntail moths didn't happen as expected in 2022, experts say the threat posed by the invasive pest still exists and people should continue to take measures to destroy winter nests.
Published
May 22, 2022

Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine
Published
March 8, 2022

‘If only they would have come to us’: Heating oil stolen from Leeds Community Church

The 200-gallon oil tank isn't locked, and there was no sign of a leak, according to the pastor.
Published
March 3, 2022

Leeds family on brink of adopting brothers from Ukraine waiting in fear

Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, Nat Bell, went to Ukraine last month to finalize the legal process. They were supposed to go back, but Russia's invasion has put that on hold indefinitely.
Published
January 8, 2022

Two sisters unlock parenthood for others through surrogacy

Local mothers Julie and Rita Vye are each serving as gestational surrogates for a second time through a Boston-based agency.
Published
November 23, 2021

Our View: Corporate giant tries to kill small Maine town’s broadband plans

What we saw in Leeds last week offers a glimpse of the fights ahead on internet expansion.
Published
September 27, 2021

Woman shot in hunting-related incident in Leeds

She was in stable condition at a Lewiston hospital, according to the Maine Warden Service.
Published
June 8, 2021

Browntail moth caterpillars already a big nuisance in Androscoggin County

Not only are the number of caterpillars increasing, but researchers are finding populations in central and western Maine for the first time since the caterpillars were identified in the state over 100 years ago.
Published
September 13, 2020

Vandalism damages cornfield at Barker Farm in Leeds

The Maine Warden Service and Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office are investigating the vandalism that measures more than 800 feet.