Route 17 to be closed until the end of March and drivers are being directed to an 11-mile detour on the road between Augusta and Rockland.
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Rockport man pleads guilty to fraudulently getting $1 million in COVID-19 loans
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Mark X. Haley used some of the Paycheck Protection Program funds to make a down payment on a sailboat.
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Artist says Rockland museum’s placement of her Lunar New Year work was racially insensitive
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art initially offered Evelyn Wong a wall near public bathrooms for her installation. When she objected, they said they had no ill intent and offered her another spot.
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Augusta, Waterville among top communities in Maine for increasing home sale prices
The two cities were among the top 10 in Maine, and the two most northern communities, for largest increases in median sale prices for homes from 2021 to 2022.
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Menorah vandalized in Rockland
Police say there have been no arrests and the case remains under investigation.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine seeks volunteer coordinators
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is looking for adult volunteers to serve as coordinators at eight of its school-based mentoring programs. Coordinators are community members 18 or older who can dedicate 90 minutes, one day each week, from October through May, except school vacation weeks, to supervise Big/Little match meetings of high school mentors […]
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Rockland-based foundation announces scholarship details
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation plans to begin accepting applications for the high school graduating class of 2023 on Jan. 1, 2023. To be eligible to apply for the foundation’s scholarship, students must be Maine residents, and graduating seniors at a participating high school with plans to enroll full-time at a partner college or university. Selection […]
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Woman killed after being struck at crosswalk in Rockland
Lorraine Hall, 70, died from her injuries following incident at the intersection of Ocean and Suffolk streets.
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El Faro memorial to be dedicated in Rockland, nearly seven years after cargo ship tragedy
The memorial sculpture was made by Warren artist Jay Sawyer, who had a career in the maritime industry before becoming an artist.
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More Mainers visit pantries as food insecurity spreads
As donations drop and Maine food banks struggle to meet rising demand, food bank officials call on federal government to extend food access programs.