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Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival organizers ‘confident’ after securing top sponsor
With less than two months until it takes flight, officials are optimistic they will raise $180,000 in private donations, receiving $49,000 so far.
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Gendron & Gendron acquires St. Laurent & Son Excavating
One wanted to slow down, the other wanted to grow. Now the former Lewiston competitors are combined into one better positioned for the future.
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Severe thunderstorms knock out power, but take edge off heat
The storms left over 16,000 CMP customers without power and ushered in a cold front that brought cooler weather heading into the weekend.
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Watch: Hundreds turn out at cemetery on sweltering-hot day for funeral of ‘unclaimed’ Augusta veteran
No one came forward to claim Gerry R. Brooks after he died last month, and a funeral home director said it’s becoming a more common situation.
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Portland Press Herald’s top editor stepping down for new role at Boston University
Steve Greenlee returned to the paper as managing editor in 2012 and took over as executive editor in 2021. He’ll be joining the faculty at BU in the fall.
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Map: Where to find a cooling center in central and western Maine
Need a break from the heat? Use our map to find an open cooling center near you.
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Maine home insurance rates are rising. Blame climate change.
More frequent and intense weather extremes and rising sea levels will drive up Maine home insurance premiums by 19% this year, the second-highest increase in the U.S., a recent report says.
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Trauma Response Team at Central Maine Medical Center wins Caregiver of the Year Award
The award is usually given to a single health care worker selected from a field of nominees. But the performance of the CMMC team in the aftermath of the Oct. 25 shooting meant that changes were necessary, said Maine Hospital Association President Steven Michaud.
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Central Maine’s L.C. Bates Museum has preserved natural history for more than a century. Now it must preserve itself.
Volunteers say the work is extensive, costly and a labor of love for the museum in the Hinckley area of Fairfield.