A developer has proposed a 156-acre mineral extraction site near a residential area. The planning board is now weighing options after hearing concerns from residents.
Isabelle Oss
Isabelle Oss is a community reporter covering Kittery, Berwick, North Berwick, South Berwick, York and Ogunquit. Born and raised in Colorado, she moved to Maine in April 2026. Isabelle holds a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University and previously reported for The New Bedford Light. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, playing the guitar and exploring Maine’s hidden gems. She lives in South Portland.
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Volunteers at Old Orchard Beach keep the shore sparkling on the fifth of July
The Surfrider Foundation hosted its annual fifth of July cleanup at Old Orchard Beach on Sunday. Roughly 30 volunteers collected 86 pounds of leftover Fourth of July garbage buried in the sand.
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Skowhegan man drowns in Kennebec River
21-year-old Jakub Prokop, of Skowhegan, drowned in the Kennebec River after being thrown from a boat Saturday morning.
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York Ambulance doubles funding request from town amid financial strain
The independent nonprofit EMS service is requesting $180,000 for the last year of its current contract with York. The town must now determine whether to send the funding approval to voters, switch providers or create an in-house service.
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Why North Berwick plans to skip a data center moratorium and let voters decide
Officials say the town sending ordinance language to the November ballot could actually result in a local data center ban sooner than passing a moratorium would.
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Ogunquit family battling to keep tin rooster sculptures on display
The LaBlanc family has been displaying the roosters in front of their home to support their daughter. Ogunquit officials are fining them hundreds because of a code violation.
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Divers recover body of missing Westbrook woman
Bette Reilly, 47, went missing while searching for golf balls in a pond across from a driving range.
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Maine Oyster Festival brings the brine to shore in Freeport
Visitors gathered for a full weekend of oyster tastings and live music, complete with a shucking competition.
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Morin Street reopens following ‘all hands’ Biddeford fire
Multiple fire departments were working to extinguish a building fire in Biddeford, which closed Morin Street on Sunday.
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York is demolishing a long-abandoned house on Route 1. Here’s what you need to know
After 15 years of deliberation, the unfinished and abandoned building known as the Blinn House — often characterized as an eyesore — has been torn down. What’s next for the land is unclear.