The Maine senator delivered her famous speech 75 years ago — June 1, 1950 — on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
10th annual Walk the Working Waterfront celebrates Portland’s coastal culture
Despite some rain, Saturday’s event gave participants a window into the wider world of modern commercial fishing and aquaculture.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston’s new guardian: Muhammad Ali statue ‘challenges,’ ‘encourages’ and ‘reflects’ city
On Saturday afternoon, a large crowd gathered undeterred by rainy weather to watch the statue’s unveiling after it had been installed Friday.
Posted inDo This, Events
Watch: Maine Voices Live with balloon pilot Derald Young
Take flight with Derald Young, pilot of the Damn Yankee hot air balloon, who has a lifetime of wild stories and record-setting adventures. This event took place on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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Florida man drowns in Damariscotta Lake while swimming to retrieve boat
Witnesses told authorities that 74-year-old Richard Eason swam after his drifting boat for about 75 yards before he went under the water.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
St. Dom’s board ends effort to keep Auburn high school open for another year
School leaders say they will reconvene later to consider the future of the Auburn campus and Catholic secondary education in the community.
Posted inMaine, News
Tracking Maine’s wild mussel beds: Declining or retreating into the deep?
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute would like the public to help hunt for wild mussel beds below the low-tide line.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine health experts still recommend children, pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine
This conflicts with guidance from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine advocate, who is recommending that healthy children and pregnant women not get COVID-19 shots.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Convicted former Catholic priest, Cheverus teacher dies at 87
James Talbot, who taught at the Portland Catholic school in the 1980s and 1990s, was convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe.
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth school district anticipates long-term growth
With the One Campus project underway in response to increased enrollment, the SAD 51 school board and staff are urging the community to anticipate growth into the next decade and beyond.