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Fire set inside Maine assisted living facility
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (89+ words) A fire was set inside a room at a Waterville assisted living facility early Thursday morning. The fire was set inside a resident’s room in Woodlands Memory Care Unit on West River Road, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for…...
Maine women’s soccer fans have a lot to be excited about
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (858+ words) Last Sunday morning, I boarded a coach bus to Pawtucket, Rhode Island. My fellow passengers and I didn’t have a lot in common. Many were current or former soccer players. Some were moms. One was in her third year of…...
Corgis lead hiking groups in Maine
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (44+ words) A pack of corgis lead hiking groups through a forest in Maine, and visitors might just spot some fairies along the way. A pack of corgis lead hiking groups through a forest in Maine, and visitors might just spot some…...
We recall the fate of the Maine — and William Lambert
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (992+ words) Aug 13, 2026 | Sports I first saw the image on a vintage postcard. Fascinated, I bought the card and stuck it up on the wall above my desk. It was a picture of an old-time baseball team with “Maine” lettered on the…...
Bangor’s city council may reconsider tax deal for homeless housing
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (633+ words) The Bangor City Council is planning a special meeting to reconsider the tax deal it approved this week for a housing development intended for chronically homeless people. The meeting, which has not yet been added to the council’s official calendar,…...
The race to save Maine's seagrass meadows
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1270+ words) On a sunny afternoon in early August, the hot air rippled above a sandbar in Casco Bay as a group of researchers dove into the water. Wearing wetsuits and flippers, they swam out over sand, rocks and kelp until they…...
Graham Platner to speak at labor rally, one of his first public events since ending Maine campaign
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (455+ words) Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP/Robert F. Bukaty PORTLAND, Maine — Former Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is scheduled to be the featured speaker at a Labor Day…...
Maine's high court tosses Bangor man’s drug conviction over botched timeline
22+ hour, 40+ min ago (413+ words) Maine’s high court on Thursday tossed a Bangor man’s drug trafficking conviction, ruling that a judge failed to adequately justify how long police detained him during a 2021 traffic stop that led police to find drugs on his body. The 17-page…...
Opinion: Maine elections are secure
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (462+ words) William A. Lee III is an attorney representing a number of municipalities, the former chair of the Maine Ethics Commission and a retired adjunct professor in government and administrative science at Colby College. Last year, there was a Republican claim that…...
Recent surge in Maine shark sightings don’t phase midcoast beachgoers
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1180+ words) Jenny Richardson-Rossbach and her family moved to Thomaston five years ago from a place she describes as “super, super sharky”: Monterey Bay, California. She wasn’t expecting to see many in her new state, she said Wednesday at Lincolnville Beach as…...