‘Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk’ tells the true story of the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail.
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Auburn joins group a trail network extending down to Portland
The board of supervisors is being formed among several towns along the old Berlin subdivision to maintain the rail corridor as a recreation trail.
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Music and theater in Lewiston, improv in Monmouth, ‘canoe dancing’ in Bethel, and more |Get out
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
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Auburn City Council approves 2027 budget with nearly 10% increase
The city will raise $63.8 million through property taxes, an increase of about $5.6 million.
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The Maine moms who make their restaurants happen
For Mother’s Day, we checked in with Gray’s Two Mums Kitchen and Lisbon’s Two Moms Diner.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Portland man charged with murder in stabbing of group home employee, police say
Shalom House confirmed Monday night that the victim was an employee of the nonprofit; police identified her Tuesday as Marlene McNeill, 40, of Gorham.
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Electric bike rider hurt in Auburn crash
The bike rider ran into the back of a stopped van and was seriously hurt.
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Maine woman buries the dead who have no one left to say goodbye
‘It matters a great deal to me that people are not sent on the next journey alone,’ Janie Sweeney says.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico voters to again decide fate of former school
For the second time, residents are weighing whether the town should own Meroby Elementary School on June 9.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Some Maine schools have unsafe radon levels. Most haven’t been tested.
Just 12% of Maine’s school buildings were tested in the past 5 years, and nearly a quarter of them had elevated levels of the cancer-causing gas.