Shelby Howell of Bangor won the crown from a field that included the pageant’s first openly transgender contestant and the girlfriend of Bill Belichick. The former Patriots coach was in the audience Sunday.
Sophie Burchell
Staff Writer
Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
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Maine’s college graduates of 2025 walk across the stage to their next chapter
As we enter graduation season, here are photos of some of the newest alumni of Maine’s colleges and universities. In tasseled caps and long robes, graduates from institutions including Maine College of Art & Design, Husson University and University of Maine schools walked across the stage over the weekend, entering the next chapter of their lives.
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Power outages impact thousands on a windy Easter Sunday
Gusts reached 50 mph in some areas, and the majority of outages occurred in Aroostook, Penobscot and Somerset counties.
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Snowboarder dies in Sugarloaf Mountain accident
The guest’s ‘untimely death’ occurred Saturday around 9 a.m., a spokesperson for the Carrabassett Valley ski resort confirmed.
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Portland Vietnam veteran receives Purple Heart
David Whitten was honored for his service at Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, 57 years after he was injured in combat.