The festival drew about 12,000 people on its first day Saturday and neighbors said traffic was better than expected.
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Maine cities are promoting native plants. Here’s how you can too.
Experts say native plants support local ecosystems in a variety of ways that non-native plants don’t.
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Is Maine experiencing a ‘wedding gap’?: Less tradition, lower budget
How the wedding industry is changing and what it means for couples, their families, and people who earn a living from weddings.
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Tariffs on Canadian goods have increased to 35%. How will Maine be affected?
A pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico exempts the vast majority of imports from the new tax. But the changes will still hurt Maine’s people and businesses, according to the state chamber of commerce.
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4 teens indicted in connection to 7 fires at Poland’s Elan School and other locations
The fires at the old Elan School drew heavy media attention due to the school’s controversial history.
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Fitness executive Ben Midgley will launch bid for Maine governor
Midgley, a Republican, is expected to officially launch his campaign in Kennebunkport next week.
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Maine ends fiscal year with $152 million budget surplus despite previous warnings
State law requires most of the surplus be directed to the ‘rainy day fund,’ transportation projects and MaineCare programs.
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Fire that damaged historic tourism building in Portland under investigation
The Maine Publicity Bureau Building once was home to the nonprofit now known as the Maine Tourism Association. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump’s order imposing new tariffs on goods from scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process
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Trump says Republicans should vote ‘the exact opposite’ of Susan Collins
Maine’s senior senator has voted against Trump’s top priorities, including a large tax-and-spend bill and $9 billion rescission package that cut foreign aid and funding for public broadcasting. Both passed without her support.