‘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.
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Conflict prompts Hancock County DA to hand off elections case against Maine lawmaker
Authorities have released few details on the complaint against Rep. Nina Milliken, a Blue Hill Democrat who is charged with attempting to influence another person’s decision during an April election.
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With moratorium looming, Portland Planning Board declines to take up Live Nation’s concert venue proposal
The controversial project is on hold until March.
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Falmouth Land Trust works to quell invasive plant takeover at new preserve
As it opens River’s Edge Preserve to the public, the land trust is embarking on a battle with the bittersweet vines threatening the 24 acres.