The speed limit on all of Pine Point Road in Scarborough has been changed to 35 mph. A stretch of the road near the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center previously had a 45 mph speed limit. The Maine Department of Transportation, which has authority over the road that is part of Route 9, made the change […]
2023
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Keith Waldrop, avant-garde poet who won National Book Award, dies at 90
Waldrop won the National Book Award in 2009 with “Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy,” an inventive collection of poems whose words, like a collage, were drawn from other works.
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Renata Scotto, starring soprano of 20th-century opera, dies at 89
She gave her first concerts as a young girl in Italy during World War II, serenading neighbors from her apartment window.
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High-potency pot market worth billions draws regulator scrutiny
The recreational marijuana industry is pouring money into products with high THC levels, and early-to-legalize states are rethinking their laws because of it.
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Members of 1971 Augusta Little League squad reliving its past World Series ride
Some former players say they are pulling hard for Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond in Pennsylvania this week.
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Bacteria found in raw shellfish linked to 3 deaths in Connecticut, New York
Precautions for avoiding the potentially deadly bacteria include protecting open wounds from seawater and, for those with compromised immune systems, forgoing raw or undercooked shellfish.
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Brunswick Councilor Dan Ankeles to step down
Dan Ankeles, who also serves as a state representative, announced he will step down with one year left on his council term to focus more on his legislative work and family.
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Maine players, families revel in atmosphere at Little League World Series
The New England champions from Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond will take on the Northwest champions from Seattle in their opening game on Thursday afternoon.
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Associated Press, other news outlets develop standards for use of AI in newsrooms
AP is one of a handful of news organizations that have begun to set rules on how to integrate fast-developing tech tools like ChatGPT into their work.
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Fed saw ‘significant’ inflation risk that may merit more hikes
While quarterly projections last updated in June showed most officials at the time favored two more increases in 2023, Chair Jerome Powell emphasized after the July decision that the Fed would take things meeting by meeting.