With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.
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More older Mainers are falling and dying. Here’s what you need to know
Experts are not sure what’s behind the sharp rise, but they offer ways older people can reduce their risks for a fall.
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Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
How Maine’s environment is being reshaped by longer, hotter summers
The Portland Press Herald spoke to two dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine’s natural world.
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Former Lewiston Police Station to be razed for local food co-op
The L-A Community Market will feature a grocery store, commercial kitchens and a cafe, and outdoor space for food trucks.
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Even Maine’s second-smallest county needs more housing
Officials in Franklin County have embraced the need to build 1,000 more housing units by 2030, mostly for low- and middle-income workers.
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Oxford Hills students coping with ‘unplugged’ phones
Students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High and Middle schools began the school year with a more restrictive phone and personal device policy.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine, 15 other states sue Trump administration over threats to pull funding for sex ed on gender diversity
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, his administration has sought to recognize people as only male or female.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
As temperatures rise, Maine schools need solutions for shoulder seasons
The shoulder seasons — early fall and late spring — can be a difficult time to teach and learn in old school buildings that are designed to hold the heat in.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Norway woman pleads not guilty to 1 charge in backyard burial case
Vernelle Jackson, 87, pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and two charges of theft by unauthorized taking.
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Amid food and fun, Lewiston looks at the future of its roadways
An event titled Reimagining Our Streets in Lewiston on Friday afternoon was an informational gathering that took on the spirit of a block party.