Bob Chadbourne, of Bethel, who died Sept. 17, continued building his family’s logging business, contributing to conservation and growing economy in western Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Residents say ‘a simpler time’ comes with a higher price tag in Albany
Residents of Albany Township vent at a community forum while officials listen and consider next steps to possibly becoming incorporated as a town.
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Posted inMaine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Andover residents challenge ‘eyesore’ solar expansion
The citizen initiative seeks to limit the size of solar farms, and possibly banning large and medium-scale projects altogether.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Did Portland ban the sale of menthol tobacco? | Fact brief
A statewide effort to ban all flavored tobacco products across Maine stalled in the Legislature last year.
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Lewiston neighborhoods told to pour water in floor drains to avoid sewer smoke
The city is using smoke to test for leaks in its sewer system the next two days.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Pittsfield man charged with animal cruelty
Christopher Colson Jr. is alleged to have sexually assaulted a dog, leading to its paralysis and eventual euthanization.
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Trump administration pulls climate change signs from Acadia National Park
The signs, installed in 2023 atop Cadillac Mountain and at the Great Meadow wetland, detailed steps being taken to combat rising temperatures and extreme weather.
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Across the country, older men are dying at higher rates of gun suicide. Here’s what that looks like in Maine.
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country.
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Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts
At Neighbor’s Cupboard in Winterport, funding cuts aren’t the biggest challenge. It’s keeping volunteers, especially as they get older.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams
With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.