Farmers are optimistic about this season after wet weather last spring hurt the crop and business.
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Esteemed Portland architect Winton Scott dies, leaving vast professional legacy
Scott, 86, trained with great architects and brought high standards to the field in Maine.
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Maine High School Student Guitar Competition announces winner
MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has named the teen winner of its third annual Maine High School Student Guitar Competition. Jack Marston, a 14-year-old freshman at Cape Elizabeth High School, placed first in the statewide contest. Marston will receive the grand prize, a Martin guitar, and will perform […]
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Overcrowded Maine schools face looming crisis when voters reject bonds
Districts such as Scarborough and others in southern Maine – where residents have balked at tax hikes – have few alternatives when they need to fund large construction projects.
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Telling Room honors 14 young authors
Local winners are from Lewiston, Jay, Litchfield, Hope, Edgecomb, Norway, Topsham and Palmyra.
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Tensions on Peaks Island: A road that never existed leads to fear about public access
A strip of land off Ryefield Street – a so-called paper street – has been the site of weddings, afternoon picnics and play dates for decades. But one island family has filed an ownership claim that others worry could cut the public off.
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Cape Elizabeth trust seeks submissions for Paint for Preservation 2024
The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust is accepting artist submissions for Paint for Preservation 2024, the organization’s 17th annual juried auction and one of Maine’s premier art auction events. Over three days on the weekend of June 21-23, selected artists will paint en plein air (outdoors) at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight Cape […]
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Rescuers braved storm to pull 4 from wrecked fishing boat Saturday
Cape Elizabeth’s Water Extrication Team rescued 4 people from the Tara Lynn II fishing vessel when it ran aground early Saturday morning.
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Maine land trusts using grant funds to upgrade trail systems around the state
The projects include design and planning of a parking area and the final steps of a trail reroute at nature preserves in Cape Elizabeth and Topsham, as well as the installation of lights on a Nordic ski trail in Norway.
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Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding
Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.