Maine News Friday

Wolfe's Neck Center -  Starting this Sunday, 12/28 at noon, 6+ night stays at Wolfe's Neck Oceanfront Campground will be available for booking. Though there may be snow on the ground, you can plan the perfect summer vacation by reserving your favorite spot now—whether it's a scenic campsite site, A-frame, RV, LL Bean Wicked Easy Camping or Comfort Camping site.  Shenna Bellows - I entered this race in the town of Hancock, where I grew up without running water or electricity until I was in fifth grade. My dad was a carpenter. My mom was a greenhouse worker. We didn’t have much, but we had each other – and a deep belief that hard work and doing right by others still mattered.... We’ve been up against a lot this year. The Trump administration tried to force me – as Secretary of State – to hand over Mainers’ sensitive voter data. I refused. Then they sued me. GOP leaders demanded I resign. Tucker Carlson even mocked me on his show last week. But I haven’t backed down, because standing up to bullies is part of the job.  Press Herald -  Both Maine Mariners games in Portland scheduled for this weekend have been postponed amid a labor dispute between the hockey league and a players union. Members of the Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced earlier this week that players in the league were prepared to strike, accusing the ECHL of obstructing collective bargaining with unfair labor practices.   Maine among 19 states suing HHS over move to curtail youth gender-affirming care

Flu cases spiking in Maine earlier than in recent years

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Press Herald -  When New York Times Style posted its list of the country’s 50 best clothing stores on Instagram this month, commenters from Vermont, Wisconsin, Nevada and other places that weren’t represented said they felt snubbed. If you’re going to name 50, they reasoned, there should be one from each state.

Some Mainers, meanwhile, appeared almost as dismayed to have made the cut. Among the mostly small businesses listed, from skate shops to suit makers, was Judith, a luxury womenswear shop in Portland’s Old Port that you must ring a bell to enter — and a store that most people in the city couldn’t name, let alone afford. Judith, on Middle Street in the Old Port, first opened in Portland in 2014.