The city will consider removing a rule that limits entertainment licenses downtown.
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Damariscotta community members fight to keep birthing center open
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year. A grassroots effort by local residents has formed to try to save it.
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Biddeford man drowns after kayak tips off Martin’s Point Park on Sabattus Pond
Mateo Franco Cifuentes, 29, did not know how to swim and was not wearing a personal floatation device, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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Boothbay Harbor gallery opens new shows by Maine artists
Henry Isaacs and Kevin Beers will be present at an opening reception this Friday at Gleason Fine Art.
Posted inCommunity, News
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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How to use a new fully accessible Kennebunk trail
The Kennebunk Land Trust’s Alewive Access Trail had been in the works for exactly a year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine explained in 40 objects
A primer about the state’s people, history and culture can be found in the everyday things that make up Maine life.
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Sea Dogs from Venezuela reflect on playing in aftermath of devastating earthquake back home
Portland has 6 players from Venezuela on its roster, and their homeland was on their minds after a June 24 earthquake killed thousands of people.
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Court rejects Calvary Chapel appeal in Belfast Hutchinson Center dispute
The church’s lawsuit against the University of Maine System will resume after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision.
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Chebeague Island restoration effort improves shore for people and plovers
The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust is celebrating the completion of a project at Indian Point that improved human access to the beach and nesting habitat for plovers.