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Maine makes a high-stakes bet to protect its waterways

With extreme weather on the rise, the state is embracing an ancient, low-tech method of using dormant cuttings to stabilize shorelines.

Both sales and prices last month were unchanged from March 2025.

Jordan Wood, who is running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, said he’ll give U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s donation to a local food bank.

The U.S. senator from Massachusetts will speak about taking on billionaires and Wall Street, while fighting for workers.

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

The federal gas tax was first imposed in 1932 as an effort to increase revenue during the Great Depression.

Maine offers a range of refunds and tax credits. Taxes and requests for extensions are due Wednesday.

See The Second City improv comedy troupe in Gardiner, and singer Mary Fahl in Portland.

Clark and Lori McKenna will take the stage together on Thursday in Portland.

Sometimes the movie really is as good as the book.

The director of Johnson Hall Opera House shares some of his favorite spots in the historic Kennebec River town.