TOPSHAM — Maine Coast Heritage Trust has named Burnham Martin as the recipient of the 2019 Espy Land Heritage Award. Each year the trust presents the award to an individual, organization, or coalition for exemplary conservation efforts in Maine. According to a news release, Martin, Maine Project Director for the National Park Service, has been […]
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Wet weather that won’t go away keeps flood risk up on Maine rivers
Maine continues to be mired in a cold and damp weather pattern that could increase concerns about flooding in some areas, especially with moderate to heavy rain forecast for Friday. Many of the state’s rivers are running high, mostly from melted snowpack, and the National Weather Service has active flood warnings on two of them […]
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Peace groups expected to protest christening of warship at BIW
Members of more than a dozen peace groups are planning to protest the christening of the Navy’s third and final Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer at Bath Iron Works on Saturday. Named after former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the DDG 1002 is scheduled to be launched at 10 a.m. from the Washington Street shipyard, according to a news […]
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Authorities concerned about missing Wiscasset man
Authorities say they are concerned for the well-being of a Wiscasset man who was last seen leaving work early Thursday morning. Casey Main, 36, left work around 5:30 a.m. but never arrived at his home in Wiscasset, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement late Thursday night. “This is out of the normal […]
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Haven for homeless teens: Midcoast group to launch host family network
BRUNSWICK — Becoming homeless last year was difficult, but Kelly Ledsworth said it was the best thing she’s ever done. Ledsworth on April 18 noted the irony, admitting when most people think of homelessness, they think of the Preble Street shelter in Portland, of drug and alcohol abuse, or that something must be wrong with […]
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One year after tragedy struck on the Androscoggin River
AUBURN — One year later, the river is just as angry. In fact, water levels this week — exactly one year after tragedy struck on the Androscoggin River — reached a five-year high. This time, as people gravitate toward the Great Falls and the riverbanks of Lewiston and Auburn to catch a glimpse of the […]
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Brunswick chief: Fire Department 'severely understaffed'
BRUNSWICK — Firefighters continue to be worried about inadequate department staffing as negotiations over the fiscal year 2020 municipal budget continue. Those who are concerned include Fire Chief Ken Brillant, who proposed increasing his staff next year by four crew members, or one firefighter per shift. That would ensure that eight firefighters are on duty at […]
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State seeks to try Lewiston teen as adult on manslaughter charge
LEWISTON — Prosecutors are seeking to have a local teen tried as an adult on a manslaughter charge in the death of a local man who was struck in the head with a rock last summer during a melee on Knox Street. The man later died from that injury. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 17, appeared in 8th District Court […]
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WHO: Infants under 1 year old shouldn’t be exposed to any electronic screens
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under five should get: not very much
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Bill to ban vaping at schools sails through Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday banning electronic cigarettes, or vaping devices, from school grounds in Maine. The measure sponsored by state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, was previously approved by the Maine House of Representatives and now will go to Gov. Janet Mills. She will have 10 days to sign, […]