After an early spike in rabies reports earlier this year, officials are now urging caution and offering tips to avoid contact with bats, which are most active from late July to early September.
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Maine home prices remain high, despite increasing inventory
It’s not yet clear if the resurging supply of homes for sale will be enough to meet the steadily increasing demand, experts say.
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Town of Raymond asks court to force Auburn businessman to restore Sebago Lake properties
A statement from the town Tuesday cites a lack of response from Auburn businessman and landowner Donald Buteau regarding numerous alleged shoreland violations at his Sebago Lake properties. Buteau says the town has yet to issue him a permit.
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He donated land for soccer fields in Standish. Now the town is selling it.
Businessman Walter Butler wants to buy back the 22-acre gift he made for school athletes in 2014. But because he’s now a town councilor, the municipality says it’s not that simple.
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Flood watch issued for late Sunday in southern Maine
Heavy rain may cause flooding in York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties, as well as parts of New Hampshire.
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Police chase across two counties ends with deadly crash in Gray
Nicholas Leibowitz, 30, crashed about 8:30 p.m. Friday and suffered fatal injuries, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Make these breweries a destination for more than drinking
See all that southern Maine tasting rooms have to offer, from full menus to trivia nights to exercise classes.
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Bath-based Marine Mammals of Maine receives community grant
Marine Animals of Maine, based in Bath, was recently picked as one of Casco Bay Estuary Partnership’s 2023 Casco Bay Community Grants award recipients. CBEP awarded $30,000 to nine recipients. The Community Grants Program supports new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. Marine Mammals of Maine’s awarded grant […]
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Retired Cumberland County Sheriff ‘Wes’ Ridlon dies
Wesley Wallace Ridlon was named Parade Magazine’s Policeman of the Year in 1972 and became Cumberland County’s 48th sheriff in 1990.
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Cumberland County offers residents $1.35 million in heating assistance
County commissioners are using American Rescue Plan Act funds to help low- to middle-income residents who are struggling to pay their heating bills this winter.