During extended dry periods, pollen and mold spores picked up by the wind stay airborne longer and travel farther, experts say. But data is limited.
Augusta
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Augusta’s cancer center expansion brings care under one roof
It’s been two years since construction began to add holistic services and programs. The expansion is set to wrap up next year.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Two years after Maine passed a paid parent caregiver law, experts say it’s inaccessible
The law aims to pay family caregivers for taking care of severely disabled children.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home prices fell for third month in a row in September
Realtors say the landscape could be shifting from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market, but it’s too early to say for sure.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Five Maine high school football storylines to follow in Week 8
Two of the season’s biggest games highlight the schedule; Judgment Day arrives in five of six classes.
Posted inMaine, News
A new scam is targeting Maine veterans — by postcard
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services says the scam attempts to persuade veterans to enroll in a false savings program, soliciting personal and financial information in the process.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine football honor roll for Week 7
The best individual performances from last week’s games.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Nirav Shah enters race to become Maine’s next governor
In addition to serving as director of the Maine CDC, the Democrat was a top federal health official in the Biden administration and is now a visiting professor at Colby College.
Posted inMaine, News
Angry, distracted and impatient: Bad driving a problem on I-95 between Augusta and Waterville
Motorists who travel the stretch of of the interstate regularly describe it as dangerous.
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Maine Trust for Local News wins more than 100 awards at annual press contest
The Maine Press Association added 2 former journalists from the Portland Press Herald to its Hall of Fame.