Regulators’ decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Will Trump’s planned price hike for Acadia’s foreign visitors hurt Maine tourism?
Details are still sparse on how one of the president’s latest executive orders will impact international tourists’ travel plans.
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A July 4 party near a Maine horse farm ignited a fireworks fight
Residents of Shapleigh in York County approved an ordinance in March to prohibit fireworks within a mile of livestock, but a new petition drive has been launched to repeal it.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Mainers from Iran reflect on recent U.S. bombing of native land
Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
Posted inMaine, News
Q&A: What are my rights at the border?
Can Border Patrol agents search your phone? Can you be detained and questioned? Many Maine travelers are asking how to prepare for international travel amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Canada.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mainers rally by the thousands for ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump
Large crowds gathered in Portland, Augusta, Auburn and elsewhere as part of a nationwide day of protests. Demonstrations were peaceful, though 2 arrests were made in Portland as police tried to move protesters onto the sidewalk.
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Portland-to-Auburn railway trail project advances in Legislature
The bill appears on track to be approved, but funding for the 26-mile, multiuse trail is a potential obstacle.
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Obituary: Janice (Buzzell) Burgess
CALAIS – Janice (Buzzell) Burgess, 68, formerly of Calais, passed away at Maine Medical Center on April 22, 2025 with family …
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Portland-based nonprofit secures funding for new recovery homes
The 8 new homes will serve rural counties across Maine.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.