The 250th anniversary of an American independence debate will be the point of discussion Sunday at Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta.
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Mainers recall fond memories of Saco Drive-In as theater is demolished
The drive-in theater along Route 1 — Maine’s oldest — closed for good in 2022 after more than 8 decades.
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How Maine’s elite private colleges sold Wabanaki land to bankroll early construction
Tribes were stripped of millions of acres. Some of that ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.
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Saco’s iconic Way Way Store closes for good after almost 100 years
The general store on Buxton Road — which sold everything from penny candy to canoes — first opened in 1929 and had been run by Peter and Bridget Scontras since 2011.
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Rockland museum receives a 4-ton compound engine
Maine Maritime Museum donated its triple-stage compound engine to the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum.
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Portland walking tour highlights Black history in Maine
The Saturday tour explored sites important not only to the development of Portland as a city, but also to Black history in the state.
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Maine’s got big plans for celebrating America’s 250th
Several historical societies, art museums and other cultural institutions around the state have scheduled exhibits, lectures and other events to celebrate the nation’s birthday.
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The first Brunswick man killed in WWII served on a ship he helped build | Column
Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served on the USS De Haven, a destroyer he and his father helped build at Bath Iron Works.
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Historic Rangeley exhibit showcases western Maine’s earliest human history
Historic Rangeley is highlighting the Vail Site exhibit, which documents the earliest known human presence in western Maine nearly 13,000 years ago through rare archaeological artifacts.
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York and Kittery resolve ‘border war’ dating back centuries
Maine’s 2 oldest towns have agreed to officially transfer 4 acres of wooded wetlands while otherwise sticking to the same boundaries used for decades.