Maine Open Lighthouse Day has been canceled this year because of the pandemic, but a date has already been scheduled for next year.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Gay man’s murder in 1984 started a movement
Charlie Howard was thrown off a bridge in Bangor 36 years ago, shocking the conscience of the state.
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Posted inMaine, News
Temporary shelter in USM gym closing
The Portland campus is reclaiming the building as it prepares for the fall reopening.
Posted inThings to Do
The Chris Humphrey Big Band will perform drive-in style show July 16 in Kennebunkport
The Chris Humphrey Big Band will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on the lawn at Kennebunkport Rec Center, 20 Recreation Way, Kennebunkport. Get back into the swing of live music with a drive-in style show on the lawn of Kennebunkport’s Rec building. Food will be available for purchase or bring your own picnic. […]
Posted inCommunity
MaineCF’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awards $157,500 in grants
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 31 grants totaling $157,500 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine, according to a news release from Carl Little, communications manager. Grants include: • Androscoggin Home Health Services Inc., to purchase emergency food bags and […]
Posted inNation & World, Sports
Washington’s NFL team plans to drop nickname
The team is expected to announce on Monday that it will change its name, though a new name won’t be immediately revealed.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Storms expected Monday afternoon, cooler and unsettled midweek
After a rogue tornado on Saturday and highs near 90 Sunday, the topsy-turvy weather pattern as of late throws us another curveball: highs in the 60s Tuesday with rain.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, Politics
How Maine towns are implementing safe voting procedures
The layout of the polling places will look different this year due to social distancing measures.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
St. Albans lavender farmers defy the doubters
Marie and John Kirven say they were told long ago it was not possible to grow lavender in Maine, which motivated them to grow lavender in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
BIW strikers upbeat, determined after 3 weeks on the picket line
The work stoppage at Bath Iron Works continues without any immediate signs of conciliation between management and the shipyard’s largest union, Local S6.