Two Midcoast environmental groups are hoping to inspire lasting climate action on the local level in the new year. The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust and Cathance River Education Alliance will host a six-part series featuring climate action experts on topics like food production, waste, greenhouse gas emissions, the renewable energy transition and Maine’s specific climate plan. […]
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Lisbon School Department calls off COVID-19 vaccine clinic
The vaccination clinic was canceled because the partner agency was not willing to operate the clinic after school hours.
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Omicron spreading in Maine as hospitalizations climb
The coronavirus variant made up 8.75% of the positive tests in the week leading to Christmas, according to genomic sequencing by The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
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Winter in Maine gets off to a slow start
Temperatures were up and snowfall was down in December for much the state. It’s a trend climate researchers expect will continue even with colder air to start the week.
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Cold start to the week, but warm air returns by Wednesday
As has been the trend this winter, the cold air only sticks around for a couple days. After some midweek rain, a bigger and colder storm could come through on Friday.
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In Photos: Families ring in the new year with skating at L.L. Bean
Families from around Maine celebrated the approaching new year with free skating at the L.L.Bean rink in Freeport on Friday. The family event — “KidNight” — ran from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and was hosted by the Freeport-based retailer. Other activities included a concert, circus and comedy acts and a […]
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‘Tony Dancer’ rings in 2022 with Bath’s historic Paul Revere bell
Antonio “Tony Dancer” Garreton said with every toll of the Paul Revere bell, he made a wish for his community.
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COVID-19 death rates are three times higher in Maine’s less vaccinated counties
The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
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As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism
Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
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Topsham could get its own ice hockey arena
A local nonprofit is working toward building an indoor ice rink and a multi-use sports facility in town.