Brunswick-based Coastal Enterprises Inc. is offering the Tastemakers Initiative grant program for the seventh time in partnership with FocusMaine. CEI will host an information session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, via Zoom. Applications are open to established Maine food businesses, including agriculture, aquaculture or fishery businesses, and companies that source or distribute food from […]
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Rockland library to host climate action workshop
Rockland Public Library will host Molly Siegel for a climate action workshop on 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. The event is free and open to all. Siegel is a Maine Climate Council coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. She will discuss Maine Won’t Wait, the state’s four-year climate action plan […]
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Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.
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Trout Unlimited to host informational event on insects and fly-fishing
The Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting “Insects and Fly-Fishing: A Winning Combination” from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham. Imitating stream, lake and pond insects is one of the most important tools in a fly fisher’s bag of tricks. Well-known fly-fishing entomologist Eric Frohmberg […]
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Eliot girl found unconscious in ditch after hit-and-run
An 82-year-old driver was charged after police say he left the scene Wednesday afternoon.
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Letter: Climate misinformation spreading like wildfire
Misinformation about the California wildfires is itself spreading like wildfire. Call it what you will, global warming is not a hoax. Climate activists have followed the science but fossil fuel allies have knowingly shed doubt. Now the president-elect is saying that the California wildfires have been caused by Democratic policies related to water and fish. […]
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Home Dog: Big dog, small space? How to get indoor exercise without destroying your house
Try these enrichment options to help tucker your dog out on rainy or chilly days.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Jan. 16
Seniors reminder Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a haddock meal at noon Monday, Jan. 20, at the Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Registrations are necessary as soon as possible by calling Sharon Darche at 415-8092. Drouin Dance Company students will entertain. Redwood Society events The Redwood Society, for those age 50-plus, has several free […]
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Letter: Energy Office deserves Cabinet status
Having worked in the Governor’s Energy Office under two Maine governors — John Baldacci and Paul LePage — who were diametrically opposed to each other on energy policy, I believe elevation of the office to Cabinet level will provide improved consistency and accountability across state programs (“Yes, energy office should be a Cabinet department,” editorial, […]
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Los Angeles is burning. Could it happen in Maine?
Massive wildfires left a path of destruction across Maine in October 1947, changing how the state responds to the danger, but climate change remains a risk factor.