Farming of all sorts contributes to and suffers from climate change, but there is a lot that we can do to reverse that.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Lyme disease cases on near-record pace in Maine as tick population thrives
The number of Lyme disease cases in Maine so far this year is just behind last year’s record pace, and the recent wet weather isn’t helping.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Lawmaker should have voted to override veto of tribal bill
Defend Our Health Action is extremely disappointed in state Rep. Edward Crockett’s decision to flip his vote and vote against overriding the governor’s veto on L.D. 2004. Defend Our Health Action endorsed Rep. Crockett, D- Portland, during the 2022 election. During the endorsement process, he indicated to us that he would support legislation that had […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: A band that defied Apartheid gets its due in documentary
‘The Is National Wake’ is playing next week at Space in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Cold front bringing summertime humidity, storms to Maine before a nice stretch
We don’t need the rain, but a cold front will move into northern New England on Monday and spark showers with thunderstorms.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Giants get second-straight walk-off win over Red Sox
Joc Pederson’s bases-loaded single in the 11th inning lifts San Francisco to a 4-3 victory.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Road to one of Maine’s most popular hikes falls into jurisdictional limbo
Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.
Posted inObituaries
Tom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tom Durden, the Georgia district attorney who kick-started the prosecution of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing by calling in state investigators to take over the languishing case, has died at age 66. The Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, which Durden led for 24 years before stepping down last year, confirmed Durden’s death in […]
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‘Benson’ star, Tony nominee Inga Swenson, dead at 90
NEW YORK — Inga Swenson, the Broadway star and three-time Emmy nominated “Benson” star has died at the age of 90. Swenson died of natural causes – after months of declining health – last weekend at a Los Angeles board and care facility, in the company of husband and fellow performer Lowell Harris, the actress’ […]
Posted inSports
NASCAR Cup Series: Buescher secures playoff spot with win at Richmond
Chris Buescher pulls away from Denny Hamlin after a late restart and earns his third career victory.