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The Maine Sunday Telegram and Portland Press Herald won top awards at the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s fall conference in Sturbridge on Friday.

Education reporters Riley Board and Emily Duggan earned honors for their standout local coverage.

Friday night high school football games kicked off at 6 p.m. in Portland and nearby towns, with live updates showing penalties, long drives + touchdowns from teams like Noble and Fryeburg.

All 150 Franklin Towers households have been moved to new housing as renovations begin on the 1960s subsidized building in Portland (hazardous materials were found) and may take several months.

The Housing Authority said residents will continue to receive assistance and moving costs will be covered until they can return.

Falmouth residents are opposing CMP’s planned transmission line upgrade that would require tree removal and could lower property values, and they are pushing local officials for clearer answers as the Public Utilities Commission reviews the project until Oct.

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Maine will soon get about $38M in federal heating assistance funds for low-income households & applications for HEAP are now open to help offset rising winter heating costs as oil prices near record highs.

Mobility Danes of New England is hosting its second-annual Barktoberfest today at Spacious Skies Walnut Grove Campground in Alfred from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features a dog costume parade, raffles, and a food truck to raise funds and attract volunteers.

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston asked the National Labor Relations Board to review its decision to allow a nurses union election after it raised concerns about voting freedom.

Union officials say they are fighting to reinstate 20 nurses fired before the vote — they claim the dismissals were retaliatory.

Town officials celebrated a groundbreaking for 18 one-bedroom affordable units behind Town Hall on Cleaves Street in Yarmouth as construction began this week & MaineHousing subsidized most of the $6.3 million project, with enclosure expected by January and apartment applications opening in 2027.