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Maine is home to lady slippers of the land and sea

They’re weird but beautiful. Part of the allure is that they are also rare and that they are harbingers of spring. These pink forest flowers quietly emerge each year flashing a pink blossom among the otherwise pale green palette. Like fiddleheads, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, lady slippers are early spring flowers, […]

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A recipe for a state budget that supports Mainers

It’s officially budget season — the time of the legislative session when legislators in Augusta make difficult decisions about how best to allocate the state’s resources in ways that benefit the hardworking people of Maine. But as we look south to Washington, D.C., it’s increasingly likely the federal budget will cause more harm than good.  […]

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From the Chocolate Church: Bath arts center welcomes Arabic and Colombian music ensembles

Within less then a week apart, the Chocolate Church Arts Center will host two very different musical ensembles from very different parts of the globe and very different (but both awesome) musical styles. The first group, made up of 11 musicians from our very own Midcoast Maine, plays a wide array of Arabic music. The […]

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Reflecting on our work to protect and preserve Maine’s environment

As Senate chair of the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee (also known as ENR), I’ve spent much of my first five months in office discussing the most pressing environmental issues facing our state. I’ve heard from so many Mainers coming to testify about the challenges of coastal erosion, water pollution, waste, plastics, PFAS, extreme […]

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Historical archaeologist to discuss survey of Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House

Historical archaeologist Tim Dinsmore, who headed the 2022 archaeological survey of the grounds of the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, will discuss the objectives and results of his work from 12:30-4 p.m. Saturday, May 31. One of the oldest standing houses in Damariscotta, this house museum, maintained by Lincoln County Historical Association, is located at […]