Varsity Maine Spotlight: Holden Anderson, Windham
During the pandemic shutdown, Anderson enhanced his athletic skills and broadened his range in the visual arts.
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On a lacrosse field, 17-year-old Holden Anderson is one of the best in the state at a distinct individual skill: winning faceoffs. He’s been doing that since his freshman year at Windham High. So far this season, he is winning the key 1-on-1 battle for possession over 85 percent of the time.
Away from the field, Anderson likes to take a broader view, especially when it comes to his growing interest in the visual arts as displayed on his Instagram account @haproduced.
‘We’re still around’: Young activists continue to push for racial equity
Mainers who led rallies for racial justice last summer look to lessons from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they try to keep the movement going.
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In her classrooms, Olivia Levine learned about Martin Luther King Jr. and saw photos of sit-ins at lunch counters.
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And, excerpts from King’s speeches, including one delivered in Brunswick, resonate decades later.
Maine NAACP’s Martin Luther King Day event
The Maine NAACP’s annual Martine Luther King Jr. event will be virtual this year, with speakers and panelts throughout the day Monday.
Maine police union group to start legal defense fund for officers
It s partly in response to the killing of George Floyd in May at the hands of Minneapolis police, as well as the widespread social uprisings and scrutiny of police conduct that followed.
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A statewide police association plans to start raising more than $100,000 a year to help defend Maine officers who may be charged with crimes or sued for conduct on duty, a response to high-profile shootings in other states that led to charges against police.
Dubbed the Sentinel Program, the new legal protections provided by the Maine Association of Police started Oct. 1 for its nearly 1,000 member officers. To pay for the services, the group will increase weekly dues starting in January from $9 to $12, with $1 of the added cost going toward administration.