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Midcoast towns working to put up more than 350 banners to honor area veterans
BOOTHBAY, Maine — Across five towns on the Boothbay peninsula, telephone poles have become rather full with banners screwed into them. A group in Southport got an idea, as many as two years prior, to put up banners around town — one brightly colored piece for each local veteran whose loved ones wanted them displayed.
Progress is being made, but there's still lots to be done along the Bristol waterfront
BRISTOL, Maine — Summer is coming, meaning crowds of visitors will soon be taking in the spectacular view at Pemaquid Point, or relaxing on the pristine, white sands of Pemaquid Beach. It also means more lobstermen setting out traps, and pogey fishermen hoping to land scores of barrels of...
Mother who said school officials hid her teen's gender expression appeals judge's dismissal of case
A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her.Amber Lavigne filed her notice of appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, weeks after a federal judge in Maine ruled she failed to establish legal claims for which the school district could be held liable.The lawsuit filed last year contended the mother had a “right to control and direct the care, custody, education, upbringing and healthcare decisions of her children,”...
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