Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.
Ellie Wolfe
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Maine’s ban on single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam containers starts next week
Maine law prohibiting retailers from giving out free disposal plastic bags goes into effect on July 1, about two years after being approved by the Legislature because of COVID-19.
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Juneteenth now a holiday, but few Maine events planned
Juneteenth, which was recently made a federal and state holiday honoring the end of slavery, will see few official events this year.
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COVID-19 crunches cookie sales, but Maine Girl Scouts avoid big surplus
Maine Girl Scout troops still reported more than $4 million in sales this year, while sweetly dodging the large surpluses faced nationally.