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Eelgrass meadows rapidly decline as Casco Bay waters warm
Climate change is blamed for contributing to a 54% reduction in Casco Bay's eelgrass meadows from 2018 to 2022.
Politics
Mills huddles with lawmakers as unofficial budget deadline looms
Nation & World
World is on brink of climate calamity, definitive U.N. climate report warns
Local & State
Lawmakers, administration argue over rescue plan for Maine’s struggling EMS providers
Local & State
Portland City Council sends to voters a citizen-initiated proposal to eliminate a rent cap
The council rejects a proposal from 2 councilors who sought to add a competing measure to the ballot offering alternative changes to the city's rent control ordinance.
Local & State
Judge suspends Maine attorney who faces criminal charges
Maine Voices
Maine Voices: Bill targeting preferred pronoun use in schools will have impact outside the classroom
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Health Posted: 6:55 PM
A deadly fungal infection is spreading in hospitals. Here’s what to know
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 6:42 PM
Maine poet Richard Blanco among arts luminaries honored by Biden
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Politics Posted: 6:28 PM
Mills huddles with lawmakers as unofficial budget deadline looms
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Nation & World Posted: 6:28 PM
In Paris streets, heaps of garbage become protest symbol
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Nation & World Posted: 6:08 PM
Gloria Dea, first magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100
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Business Posted: 6:04 PM
CMP warns customers to be careful after wave of scam calls
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College Posted: 6:02 PM
Tuesday’s Maine college roundup: UMaine women’s basketball star Anne Simon returning for fifth season
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Nation & World Posted: 5:49 PM
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops by 22% in a year
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Business Posted: 5:48 PM
Google’s catch-up game on AI continues with Bard launch
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College Posted: 5:33 PM
Women’s college basketball: Sweet 16 features new format and historic field
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College Posted: 5:32 PM
NCAA men’s basketball: UConn relevant again, and ready to make run to title
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Nation & World Posted: 5:20 PM
Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay
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Local & State
Judge suspends Maine attorney who faces criminal charges
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Cops & Courts
South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case
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Celebrate all things spring, from syrup to Sea Dogs, with these events
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Local & State
Man shot Sunday afternoon in Boothbay Harbor
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Business
Ready to rev an electric vehicle? Maine buyers are running into roadblocks
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Maine Voices
Maine Voices: Bill targeting preferred pronoun use in schools will have impact outside the classroom
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Cops & Courts
Police search for woman who triggered Amber Alert on Sunday night
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Local & State
Portland City Council sends to voters a citizen-initiated proposal to eliminate a rent cap
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Cops & Courts
Police suspect recent Portland burglaries linked to similar cases across Northeast
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Arts & Entertainment
Another Portland festival, Resurgam, plans to relocate to the waterfront
Yesterday at 4:00 AM
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Nation & World
In recent weeks, Earth’s oceans have shown early and surprising record warming
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Business
CMP warns customers to be careful after wave of scam calls
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Local & State
Four railroad cars derail in Wales; no spill reported
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Arts & Entertainment
Maine poet Richard Blanco among arts luminaries honored by Biden
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Northern Forecaster
Three affordable housing projects in the works in Cumberland
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Times Record
Brunswick officials band together to prepare for arrival of asylum-seeking families
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Politics
Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests
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Sports
Maine Sports Hall of Fame to induct 10 new members
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Business
Last wild Atlantic salmon can survive Kennebec River dams, federal agency says
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Times Record
Bath Iron Works accidentally overpays some employees, works to get money back
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Local & State
See the latest data: Tracking COVID-19 in Maine
Today's Letters
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Nation & World
Biden creates national monuments, marine sanctuary in West
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Nation & World
Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia
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Nation & World
U.S. speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone
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Business
Fox News producer sues company, claims lawyers coached her Dominion testimony
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Nation & World
MacKenzie Scott sets new ‘open call’ to donate $250 million
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Business
U.S. home sales surged in February as mortgage rates dipped
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Nation & World
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops by 22% in a year
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Business
Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008
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Health
A deadly fungal infection is spreading in hospitals. Here’s what to know
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Mills huddles with lawmakers as unofficial budget deadline looms
With the state expecting large revenue surpluses, Mills is facing pressure from her own party to invest in state programs while Republicans are calling for tax cuts.
Google’s catch-up game on AI continues with Bard launch
The bot has been made available to the public, weeks after Microsoft launched its own.
Man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Virginia – who arrived at the Capitol with a gas mask and goggles – threw several pole-like objects at police, stole a police baton from an officer and hit at least 2 officers with it, and pointed a strobe light at officers in the tunnel.
Tuesday’s Maine college roundup: UMaine women’s basketball star Anne Simon returning for fifth season
Simon, who played just 14 games this season, will take advantage of the extra year granted to students due to the pandemic.
Q and A: Morse senior Gavin Baillargeon talks about playing baseball at the Division I level
Baillargeon is set to attend the University of Maine in the fall, where he will compete on the baseball team.
Maine Voices: Bill targeting preferred pronoun use in schools will have impact outside the classroom
Who is L.D. 678 for? Who is being protected? Whose rights are being upheld? Moreover, whose are not?
Eat & Run: Look to Town Landing Market for quality and convenience
Restaurant group Big Tree Hospitality hasn't changed much since it took over the Falmouth Foreside store.
RevUp Maine: When launching a company means launching an industry
Join us for this new live event series on Tuesday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. at UNE's Innovation Hall.
Celebrate all things spring, from syrup to Sea Dogs, with these events
Maine Maple Sunday, Art in Bloom, baseball games and music festivals are among the season's highlights.
Freeport high schoolers to compete in Maine Drama Festival state finals this weekend
The Class B championships will be held at Ellsworth High School on Friday and Saturday.
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