As the trees burned, those gathered balanced anxieties over the future with dreams of a bright new year: sharing goals of growth, health and better relationships in 2025.
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Maine kids share their hopes — big and small — for the new year
At an event at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on Tuesday morning, kids talked about what they wish for in 2025.
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In photos: Plunging into South Portland’s frigid waters for fundraising
About 100 people ran into the water at Willard Beach in South Portland for the 17th annual Polar Dip & Dash, a fundraiser for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Portland Press Herald staff photographer Gregory Rec was there to capture the moment.
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Read, watch and listen to our Breakdown series investigating Maine’s deadliest shooting
In October 2023, a local Army Reservist opened fire inside two family businesses in Lewiston. Within minutes, 18 were killed and 13 wounded – and the largely pro-gun state was left reeling. The Portland Press Herald and Maine Public examined the failures and aftermath.
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Sidney homicide raises question: Why won’t authorities release victim’s name?
The attorney general’s office says it is not releasing the name of a 14-year-old boy found dead due to privacy concerns, but some lawyers and experts say they don’t buy that argument.
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Man shot, injured in Portland
The 37-year-old man was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Public audits are falling behind throughout central Maine
Municipalities and school districts in some cases don’t have up-to-date financial data as auditors become harder to find.
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Trump advisers accuse two Maine county jails of disobeying immigration law
America First Legal referred to Hancock and Cumberland counties as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions,’ but Cumberland County’s sheriff says the group is wrong and he follows the law.
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Motorist killed in fiery crash in Falmouth
A vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole on Route 1 and was engulfed in flames when police arrived early Tuesday morning.
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Life After Artie: How one family changed in the wake of the Lewiston shooting
From our 2024 Photos of the Year, we revisit the family of Artie Strout, who was killed in the deadly mass shooting in October 2023.