Voters will consider dozens of line-item budget questions and 2 contested municipal races. Here’s what you need to know as you head to the polls.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026
Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine towns are sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars for addiction treatment
4 years after settlement money started arriving, some recovery centers face funding cliffs as towns and counties deliberate — or in some cases hardly pay attention to — millions in unspent funds.
Posted inNews
York Fire rescues person from overturned boat in York Harbor
The York Fire Department responded to a report of a flipped boat at noon on Saturday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Stonewall Kitchen to end candle production in Wells
The York-based company is eliminating 32 jobs and outsourcing production of its Village Candles to a third party in New Hampshire.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine towns are installing AI-enabled surveillance systems despite privacy concerns
Some police departments are leasing cameras from Flock, a company facing scrutiny for its increasingly pervasive surveillance tools and collaboration with federal immigration enforcement.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Outdoors
Maine officials urge caution, training after recent slew of water emergencies
A decline in swimming education, a lack of lifeguards and water temperatures that are often icy cold even when it’s hot out are all risk factors that swimmers and boaters should consider.
Posted inMaine
York County launches mobile alert system at 5 beaches
Beachgoers can now sign up for safety alerts at spots in Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Old Orchard Beach.
Posted inNews
Taiwan officials compare emergency management notes with York County peers | County Report
A group of 10 fire chiefs and EMS professionals from Taiwan visited the United States as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program.
Posted inMaine, News
York beachgoer revives drowning woman at Long Sands Beach
Officials say the bystander used CPR to revive the 20-year-old woman after she was pulled from the water.