Jessica Johnson will complete her 4th Boston Marathon next week, raising money for cancer research in honor of her late mother.
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Posted inMaine, News
Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention
Some Mainers of color say they’re afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.
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Mercer turkey farmer suing state officials says lawyers blindsided him
Scott Greaney, who challenged racial diversity requirements on a state board, said he did not realize he was signing on to be the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit.
Posted inTimes Record Sports
Island-hopping endurance race tests athletes of all skill levels
The Maine Summer Adventure Race will take its participants island hopping in its eighth annual edition this weekend. The three-hour, eight-hour and 24-hour editions of Maine’s only U.S. Adventure Racing Association- and Adventure Race World Series-sanctioned adventure race will take teams of two to four people on a human-powered scavenger hunt on foot, bikes and […]
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Photos: Great Race rolls through Freeport en route to finish line in Gardiner
After its inaugural event in 1983, The Great Race, which starts in Owensboro, Kentucky, has long attracted gearheads from all over to its final legs in Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years.
The evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Should paramilitary training camps be banned in Maine? Lawmakers are divided
Republicans and a Democrat worried about how the bill would be used by prosecutors and its potential impact on self-defense courses.
Posted inMaine, News
In Lewiston, young people are face of change for low-income Mainers, people of color
A group of 15 people from immigrant communities met to address ways to counter systemic barriers in the state and develop strategies for building relationships.
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Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta can wait no longer to work on diversity, equity and inclusion, some city councilors say
Councilors agree a committee is needed to ensure the city encourages diversity, but they disagree on timing and the need for training.