The tour, which stretched from Westbrook to Harrison, covered multiple aspects of Maine history.
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Who’s in and who’s out for upcoming Gorham election
The candidates competing for three Town Council seats and two School Committee seats at the Nov. 4 election.
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Colby College to build new science complex using $150M anonymous gift
The largest donation in school history marks the lead commitment for a new $300 million facility and investments in scientific collaboration across Maine.
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Maine’s black market for baby eels is spawning a crime-thriller subgenre
‘The Glass Eel’ is the latest of several books and TV shows to explore elver poaching.
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Frost advisories in place for northern and western Maine
The National Weather Service advises covering sensitive plants to protect them from the cold snap that was also expected to hit a chunk of northern New Hampshire and a sliver of Vermont.
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Massachusetts man found dead near Bremen accidentally drowned
Mark Metzger, 74, was reported missing from his sailboat. His body was recovered hours later.
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Maine again rejects Justice Department request for voters’ personal information
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Monday in a letter that she has ‘grave concerns’ about the Trump administration’s second demand for about 1 million voters’ birth dates, addresses and other data.
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Pejepscot History Center lecture examines how war affects the natural world
As part of its year-long theme, “The Land and its People,” Pejepscot History Center’s fifth Joshua Chamberlain Legacy Lecture examines the havoc war wreaks on the natural world. The talk is at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Dutchman’s event venue in Fort Andross, Brunswick. University of Georgia environmental historian Brian Allen Drake, editor of […]
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Trout Unlimited to discuss trolling at Topsham meeting
The Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a public meeting and presentation on “Trolling for Maine’s Trout & Salmon: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island in Topsham. Trolling Maine’s ponds and lakes is a traditional and effective way to […]
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Gray communications director embraces integration of AI into town functions
Kyle Hadyniak says Gray has successfully implemented generative AI as a companion, not a replacement, to human workers.