Gray-New Gloucester High School hosted about 1,200 young athletes representing more than 100 teams, with some proceeds going to the Dempsey Center.
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Meet the candidates for Windham School Board
Five candidates are running for two seats on the RSU 14 board.
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Meet the candidates for Windham Town Council
Seven candidates are running for three seats.
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90-year-old Maine conservationist honored for life’s work
Richard Anderson was awarded Scarborough Land Trust’s Conservationist of the Year.
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Janet Mills looks to challenge Susan Collins in an effort to flip U.S. Senate
Maine’s 2-term Democratic governor will have to fend off primary challenges from several others, including Graham Platner, a 41-year-old veteran and oyster farmer whose campaign has garnered attention.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
In Maine State Prison, these book groups are led by incarcerated people
The Maine Humanities Council works with nearly a dozen incarcerated people in state prisons to run regular book groups, including a recent discussion at the Maine State Prison on Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver.’
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New map brings Maine’s seaweed forests to the surface
In addition to seaweed harvesters, towns and regulators may use the high-definition map to help them manage the coastline and prepare for climate-related changes.
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Low Stakes Lodge closing in Portland’s Old Port
The Exchange Street steakhouse opened last June.
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Maine offers free medical tests for residents exposed to PFAS
Covering the cost of blood tests for more than 600 households in areas where farms used sludge to fertilize their fields represents a turning point in the state’s response to the crisis, from tracking to direct medical intervention.
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Maine cannabis sales mellow out as recreational industry marks 5th anniversary
Prices have dropped and sales have lagged as the state’s recreational and medical marijuana markets begin leveling off, according to state data released last week.