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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Posted inBusiness, Food
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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Posted inNews, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine
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.
Posted inTimes Record
Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine
The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on hold. Ukraine was once one of the U.S.’s most frequent partners on international adoptions, but the war changed all that: The embattled country has halted all international adoptions […]
Posted inMaine, News
‘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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inNews
Woman shot in hunting-related incident in Leeds
She was in stable condition at a Lewiston hospital, according to the Maine Warden Service.