Drought conditions have improved this spring thanks to some much-needed rain, but this summer may prove pivotal.
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Portland council votes down plan to request payments from tax-exempt property owners
An amendment that would have stripped away the payments in favor of an annual report on tax-exempt property also failed.
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Posted inCommunity, News
Idexx removes suspected plate-reading cameras from properties in Westbrook, Scarborough
Maine is one of 3 states that prohibits private entities from using these types of cameras, which can capture and analyze images of license plates and share the data with other entities.
Posted inMaine, News
Climate and Wabanaki signs to return to Acadia
A federal judge gave the Trump administration until July 3 to return signs it had removed from national parks and monuments, including climate change and Wabanaki displays at Acadia National Park.
Posted inMaine, News
A month after explosion, a firefighter’s community welcomes him home
Jacob Spaulding’s release from the hospital comes 1 day after Searsmont Assistant Chief Wayne Woodbury died in the hospital.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Maine’s Congolese community revels in African country’s World Cup berth
The state is home to a large Congolese diaspora, one that’s excited to see the Democratic Republic of the Congo play in its first World Cup game in 52 years Wednesday.
Posted inCommunity, News
Windham adopts budget at what could be its last in-person town meeting
Debates ranged from taxation to whether the town was ‘under-spending.’
Posted inCommunity, News
Scarborough Land Trust expands Pleasant Hill Preserve by 25 acres
The additional land gives the preserve a total of 211 acres.
Posted inCommunity, News
Crash, grass fire lead to road closures as Scarborough also hit by power outages
Both Route 1 and Haigis Parkway have since reopened. Meanwhile, CMP has restored power to all of the 5,000-plus customers who lost electricity Monday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Maine nonprofit’s show breaks down barriers in Portland this week
Maine Inside Out is holding a special performance in Portland for Juneteenth to amplify the voices of incarcerated people.