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Maine’s fifth season is well underway, and it’s messy

by Rose Lincoln and Quentin Blais April 29, 2026April 30, 2026

Even on the gloomiest, rainy day, Mainers still find the light during mud season.

Maine, News, Politics

Maine Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of data center moratorium

by Daniel Kool April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Wednesday’s vote marked the last glimmer of hope for the measure to pause permitting for large data centers in the state.

Fact Brief, Health, Maine, News

Does MaineCare cover about 70% of Maine nursing home residents? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

MaineCare is Maine’s Medicaid program, providing free or low-cost health insurance based on age, income or disability.

News

Photos: Volunteers delivering goods to detainees arrested in Burlington, Massachusetts

by Stacy Blanchet April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Photographer Russ Dillingham focuses on a group of people attempting to provide goods to people detained by ICE.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Janet Mills’ veto of criminal records bill will stand

by Billy Kobin April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

A Senate vote to overturn the veto failed narrowly.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News

Two Maine poets trade first-class mail — in verse

by Samara Brass April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Poets Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Stuart Kestenbaum exchanged poems about daily life through the mail, finding connection through a slower form of communication.

News

Androscoggin Watershed Conf. seeks volunteers | Sun Spots

April 29, 2026April 27, 2026

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Annual Androscoggin Watershed Conference will be held at the Auburn Community Center on Tuesday, May 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will be discussing the Western Maine Energy Project, also called pumped storage, planned for the Dixfield-Canton area. We will also discuss PFAS, the forever chemicals, in drinking water, including information […]