The Town Council has placed a moratorium on rent hikes at large parks beginning March 5.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
These Mainers are learning to play musical instruments later in life – and gaining unexpected joy
It is never too late to pick up an instrument for the first time, or after a long time away, say these Maine musicians.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Warren fly-fisher’s new novel explores ecology and changing tides
In his fourth novel, ‘Rolling Back the River,’ Paul Guernsey angles for his big catch.
Posted inMaine, News
Jetport to pay South Portland $125K for removing trees
The settlement also includes planting a minimum of 75 trees and restoring disturbed wetlands.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Bethel’s Frank Del Duca comes in fourth in two-man bobsled
The UMaine graduate just missed the podium but dramatically improved his performance from the 2022 Winter Games.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Early Brunswick school budget draft calls for 5% tax hike
The school board will consider changes to the budget before voting to approve it and bringing it before the Town Council in April.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland rent board says landlord should pay former tenants $30,000 in overcharged rent
The landlord claims he lived in the basement of his 3-unit building and therefore should be exempt from the city’s rent control ordinance.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
The psychology behind Eliot Cutler’s repeated arrests
The disgraced former gubernatorial candidate, convicted of possessing child pornography, told police during his most recent arrest he ‘has had this problem for 65 years.’ Scholars doubt whether ‘porn addiction’ actually exists.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Waldoboro eel farm shutters, leaving harvesters and tribe high and dry
American Unagi’s assets are now owned by a bank as the search for a buyer continues.
Posted inNews, Politics
How the Homeland Security shutdown affects Maine’s airports and federal workers
As Congress deliberates, Maine and its federal Department of Homeland Security workforce are facing consequences.