Reserve energy resources were activated Tuesday evening to account for the near-record power demand. Some experts say solar power played a key role in keeping the lights on.
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Lewiston’s Ryker Paradis named Gatorade track athlete of year
Paradis, the New England champion in the shot put, also won the discus at the Class A state meet.
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Maine’s hospitals say they’re under threat by proposed Medicaid cuts
Sen. Susan Collins, a key vote, has not indicated whether she will vote in favor of President Trump’s budget bill.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Live updates: Follow action from baseball, softball and lacrosse state title games
Stay with us for all the 2025 spring sports championship action.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Stepfather charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old shot in head
Police say that the bullet that killed Jasper Smith in May was fired from Robert McCoy’s 9 mm handgun.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Maine Inside Out is raising $25k to bring theater to prisons
The nonprofit hopes to raise funds to replace a canceled federal grant and is touring the original play ‘Broken Clock’ this year, including a Tuesday performance in Lewiston ahead of Juneteenth.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do
Check out 6 fun events going on in Maine this week
Events include local band Starling, the PortFringe theater festival and the Big Gay Dance Party.
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Cyber incidents at Lewiston hospitals caused ambulances to be diverted
Some fire chiefs and ambulance services said they had no idea the cyber incidents were behind the diversions.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
How Maine is creating homes in forgotten and unlikely places
Faced with a vexing housing crisis, Mainers are finding ways to build homes in abandoned and undeveloped spaces. But costs, public opposition and an uncertain economy are impeding progress.