Merrymeeting Audubon has full or half scholarships available for one week of summer residential sessions at one of four University of Maine Cooperative 4-H camps: Tanglewood, Bryant Pond, Blueberry Cove and Greenland Point. Applications and information can be found at merrymeeting.maineaudubon.org/camp-scholarships/. School counselors and principals may also have applications and information. There is a wide […]
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KELT to host energy-efficiency lecture featuring local advocate
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is hosting a free Zoom lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, about resources that can help to save energy and save on the cost of heating and electric. Sam Saltonstall, a local volunteer who has led projects that have increased energy efficiency in many Maine homes, is the presenter for […]
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Band of Bowdoin College students is playing to the tune of Edward Hopper paintings
Night Hawk just released its first EP inspired by the famous American realist painter and plans to go on tour in the spring.
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Pandemic-era rules to ease access to common substance abuse treatment are made permanent
The rules make it easier for patients to take the opioid use disorder drug at home rather than having to travel to a designated clinic.
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Brunswick planning officials propose pause on fast-tracking major developments
Brunswick planning officials said they’re overwhelmed by a flurry of fast-tracked developments that took advantage of a mechanism rarely used until late last year.
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State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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Four people injured in head-on crash during snow squall in Bowdoin
An older couple was taken to Maine Medical Center in critical condition, authorities say.
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Affordable housing fight builds to a head in Cumberland
An affluent town will decide next month on the fate of a 107-unit development that supporters say is sorely needed. Detractors say it will have an outsized impact on taxes.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery no longer listed as contaminated Superfund site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has deleted the site from its priorities list after a 30-year effort to remove contaminated soil, sediment and other hazardous materials.
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Feds approve Maine’s plan to broaden internet access, unlocking up to $14 million
The first Digital Equity Plan in the nation to win approval outlines how Maine will expand access to high-speed, reliable internet and break down barriers to broadband connections.