After discovering the infestation a month ago, the town acted fast to remove the dying trees in Baston Park. Thanks to a wood bank, the wood will see use.
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Yarmouth Community Garden donates record 4,400 pounds of produce
The Yarmouth Community Food Pantry will distribute the produce to people facing hunger.
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At Portland’s Victoria Mansion, an artist considers a history of slavery
The museum commissioned a painting to illuminate sparse records.
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Health insurance premiums for ACA plans set to skyrocket in Maine if tax credits expire
Whether to extend the subsidies is at the center of the federal shutdown fight.
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Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
A new report from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says America’s lobster populations are now being overfished in areas off Maine and Massachusetts.
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Police determine threat to North Berwick school wasn’t credible
They say the reported threat that prompted Noble and Middle High School to cancel classes Friday resulted from a ‘childhood game of telephone.’
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Portland voters set to decide on minimum wage hike
If Question A is approved at the polls, the city’s wage floor would incrementally rise to $19 an hour by 2028.
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After 20 years, ‘American Idol’s’ Julia Gagnon found a brother she had never met
The former ‘American Idol’ finalist began looking for her brother after her birth mother died in Guatemala in 2024. The search ended with a joyful reunion in North Carolina last week.
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Question 1 would limit access for Indigenous voters in Maine, Wabanaki advocates say
The ballot measure would not allow for use of tribal IDs when voting, creating ‘incongruency’ in the law, according to Maine’s secretary of state.
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Jury awards Maine mother $25M in wrongful death lawsuit against Brunswick health provider
Lyndsey Sutherland alleged that Mid Coast Medical Group failed to follow a standard of care when considering her teenage daughter’s medical symptoms 4 years ago.