Traffic will be detoured until Saturday as Gully Brook Bridge is repaired.
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Posted inMaine, News
South Portland and Portland downtowns are Maine’s hottest ‘heat islands’
Find out which Maine neighborhoods amplify rising temperatures the most, and what can be done about it.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine parents ramp up fight to get cellphones out of schools
A coalition of 9 Maine groups is advocating for less technology access for children because they’re worried about how constant technology use might impact mental health.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
RFK Jr. visits Freeport to talk with supporters about farming and food
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not on the ballot in Maine, but a campaign official said Tuesday that he has gathered enough signatures to qualify.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Olivia Rich wins at-large seat on Auburn School Committee
Olivia Rich received almost two-thirds of the votes in Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston school budget passes third public vote
By midday, there were already a higher number of votes cast than during the first school budget referendum.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Invasive fruit flies that wreak havoc on small, soft fruits found in Androscoggin County
A Livermore Falls farm had to cut strawberry season short mostly due to spoilage caused by the pests.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Unitil to pay $71 million for Bangor-area natural gas company
The deal, which requires approval from state regulators, would give Maine’s biggest natural gas provider 8,500 more customers and 351 more miles of pipeline.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Photos: Mill and water main construction ongoing in Lewiston
Bates Mill and Oxford Street piping underway downtown.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Nation / World
Man accused of killing drug kingpin Alpo Martinez acquitted in New York
Martinez lived in Lewiston for five years in the witness protection program before returning to New York, where he was murdered in 2021.