Nearly 30 communities have so far signed up for the July 10-11 weekend event.
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Children’s book festival showcases Black experience
Running through Aug. 31, the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival aims to inspire and entertain.
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Musicians join in for Independence Day show to combat hunger
SummerFest ME’s Ending Hunger at Home will feature more than 20 local, regional and national acts to raise money for two Maine organizations fighting food insecurity.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
So. Portland addresses demands to defund police in final budget
The council approved the city’s $38 million budget, but not before addressing criticism that they didn’t go far enough to cut police funding.
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SAD 75 budget for FY 2021 clears 1st of 2 hurdles with voters
The 33 attendees at the in-person district budget meeting approved a $46 million budget, which goes to a secret ballot vote July 14.
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LGBTQ+ groups unite for Pride Across Maine
With this month’s Pride Portland Parade canceled because of social distancing restrictions, Pride organizations from around the state are coming together online to celebrate throughout the summer.
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Trio running to fill three vacancies on Falmouth School Board
The candidates include two residents who are campaigning together as write-ins.
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Cape Elizabeth makes anti-racism push
The council agreed to put up a sign rejecting racism, along with updating an anti-racism resolution and beginning work on a new diversity advisory council — moves that some say are long overdue.
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Topsham Police lieutenant charts new course after 2 decades with department
Fred Dunn, who joins his wife in Florida, laments how the actions of some police officers put others in a bad light.
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Bath-area $38.2M budget with 2.1% tax increase goes to voters July 14
A home valued at $200,000 in Bath could see a $10.62 reduction from the school budget alone.