Keith Forest is one of the city employees who maintains the city’s sledding hills and skating ponds in the winter.
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Maine music highlights this year include Diana Ross, Bikini Kill and Julia Gagnon
Mainer Amy Allen also left her mark with a debut solo album and hit songs written for Sabrina Carpenter.
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Thievery Corporation in Portland March 4, Tracy Morgan in Bangor April 11
Morgan will be appearing at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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Plan 2025 with these quintessentially Maine things to do for every month of the year
From toboggan races to baseball games, festivals and art galleries, there’s something going on every month in Maine.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Unity Environmental University ranks in top 2% on 2024 Social Mobility Index
Unity Environmental University has climbed to No. 22 out of 1,205 U.S. institutions in the 2024 Social Mobility Index, placing it in the top 2% nationally, and remaining No. 1 in Maine for a second straight year, according to a Unity press release. This marks a significant improvement from Unity’s 2023 standing in the top […]
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Throwback photos: Folk singer-songwriter David Mallett
Mallett died on Dec. 17 at the age of 73.
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Moose Landing Marina named Small Marina of the Year
Moose Landing Marina in Naples, a Marina Holdings company, has been named Best Small Marina by Marina Dock Age Magazine. Each year Marina Dock Age recognizes outstanding marinas in the United States by selecting one “small” marina (under 250 slips) and one “large” marina (over 250 slips) based on their overall business practices, customer service, […]
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Letter: Solving child protection in Maine will be expensive
If we want a better Office of Child and Family Services, we have to pay for it.
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Letter: War mention had no place in Hanukkah story
It was nice to see a Hanukkah article make the front page (Dec. 26). But I wonder why the writer felt compelled to insert a disputed Gaza death toll statistic into an article with substance that had nothing to do with the current war. The sentence prior, stating it’s been a difficult year for Jewish […]
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Letter: In 2025, give an hour per week to Ukraine
For the past two years, I have devoted one hour each week to Zoom conversations with an English-speaking Urkrainian who wants to improve his/her spoken English. The volunteer program is called ENGin Program. Search those two words and the link will appear. There are many Ukrainians, of all speaking levels, who will be paired with […]