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PublishedApril 19, 2023
Leavitt Area High School removes sex-themed graphic novel from library
'Let's Talk About It' covers topics likes consent, body image, safe sex and gender/sexual identity, but also shares advice on masturbation, kinks, sexting and porn.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Ranchers and farmers in Maine face bottleneck getting meat products to consumers
Bill in U.S. Senate could make it easier to sell meats locally; owners of a mid-sized ranch offer their views, concerns.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Fire destroys building at Monmouth commercial apple operation
Official: The fire had been burning for at least two hours Saturday night before it was seen and reported by passersby. The cause is under investigation.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
The Wrap: Brea Lu Cafe finds new home in Westbrook
Also, Market Street bar Maps reopens this week after months of renovations, a farm-supplied butcher shop expands in Leeds and Durham, and CBD launches a new line of spirit barrel-aged coffee.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2022
Farmers markets are open. Here’s a list of some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.