A new initiative trains high school students in radio broadcasting while they create content on climate and other environmental topics important to them.
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Police investigate 6 fatal overdoses in Sebago Lake region
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says 4 of the fatal overdoses since Dec. 1 occurred in Standish.
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Vaccination rollout leaves questions unanswered for Lakes Region residents
In the Lakes Region, pharmacy retailers and some long-term care facilities have declined to comment on where their allotment has gone and providers have said that the sporadic and limited supply makes it difficult to say when and where residents can get vaccinated.
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At Bridgton Hospital, COVID-19 ‘part of everything we do’
The pandemic has not only stretched the small hospital’s patient care capacity to the limit, it also has an posed an immense physical and emotional challenge for staff, say the hospital president and the head of nursing.
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New Gloucester selectman says detractors have ‘malicious’ agenda
George Colby said the effort to recall him reflects the “cancel culture” that is “infecting” the country.
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Homing pigeons are coo-l, local enthusiasts say
Homing pigeon owners in Westbrook and Sebago would like to see more people get involved in the hobby and sport.
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Yarmouth to take close look at Royal River dam removals
The town council voted unanimously to approve studies to determine the costs and risks of removing the Bridge Street and Elm Street dams.
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Anti-hotel group says it will keep fighting despite recent loss
The Board of Appeals last week affirmed the Planning Board’s decision that Hotel Bridgton’s site plan meets the standards of an environmental protection ordinance.
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Schoolhouse Arts fights for 33rd season after devastating year
The small, nonprofit community theater in Standish has been nearly wiped out financially by the pandemic, but its administrators say the show must go on.
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Gray hires Hallowell manager to succeed Cabana
Nate Rudy has been city manager in Hallowell since 2016.