The volunteers at the Seashore Trolley Museum share a love for public transit and educating visitors about the trolley cars that once carried people through their communities.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Waterville Starbucks workers file petition to unionize
Staff members at the Starbucks at Waterville Commons announced Thursday that they filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union.
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Posted inDo This, Maine
Hit up a tribute to Queen, Christmas Prelude and Art on the Hill this weekend
Plus, on Sunday, Space hosts a festival of films all about women and water.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
More than 300,000 Ram trucks recalled for braking system defect
More than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks are being because a faulty part could cause certain braking and tracking systems to fail.
Posted inNation & World, News
Reporting military sexual assault could suffer under Hegseth, survivor advocates warn
As Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth would oversee around 3 million military and civilian personnel and a recently reformed process for prosecuting sexual assault and other serious crimes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hunt continues into 3rd day for gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO
Possible leads have emerged about the gunman’s travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine seeks developer for psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth
The plan has been criticized by advocates who say it would increase the risk of harm to Maine children, though one provider said it would fill a critical gap for those with severe behavioral health needs.
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund
Grateful parents arrive at Toy Fund workshop
The interactions remind volunteers why they donate their time to keep the fund running – to provide holiday gifts to children who might otherwise get none.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine nonprofit will renovate fixer-uppers, sell them as affordable housing
The new Avesta Housing program is meant to help moderate-income families that are ‘often overlooked’ afford their first home.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through cattle herds to attach to a receptor protein on the surface of our cells.