“We can do just fine all by ourselves,” Selectperson Mike Wells said before voting to join Eustis and other towns in opposition to a national wildlife refuge in the High Peaks region.
2023
UMaine football coach seeks urgency as preseason camp opens
The Black Bears, who finished 2-9 last season, have new coordinators on offense and defense under second-year head coach Jordan Stevens.
U.S. Women’s World Cup team: ‘We are not panicking’
The defending World Cup champions will be underdogs when they face Sweden in a round-of-16 game on Sunday.
Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond Little League prepares for New England tourney
The first-time state champion opens play in Bristol, Connecticut, at 1 p.m. Saturday versus Salem, New Hampshire.
Testimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings
Release of the more than 140-page transcript is the start of what is expected to be a long and tangled Republican-led probe into Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
Bowdoinham Community School to open food pantry for students
Bowdoinham Food Pantry has teamed up with the elementary school to open a school market after Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program ended its backpack food assistance program.
Bank offers first Islamic mortgages based in Maine
The program is viewed as a watershed initiative for Maine’s immigrant community.
Women’s World Cup roundup: Morocco pulls off big surprise, and second-ranked Germany goes home early
Morocco stunningly advances to the knockout rounds after a 1-0 win over Colombia, while Germany finishes third in the group after a 1-1 draw with South Korea.
Taylor Swift’s Eras era just got extended with new tour dates in U.S. and Canada
The record-breaking road tour, teeming with viral moments, has provided a financial jolt to nearly every city it has stopped in.
Saudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
A series of production cuts over the past year has failed to substantially boost prices amid weakened demand from China and tighter monetary policy aimed at combatting inflation.