The strongest memory I have from those cold, exhausting days was the kindness of neighbors helping each other and utility crews working long hours in unbearable conditions to restore power.
2023
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis sales nearly doubled in 2022
Legal sales of recreational marijuana soared 94% last year from 2021’s total. But the growth hasn’t always been easy, and there’s concern the market is becoming overcrowded.
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Commentary: Germany can teach Maine a thing or two about road safety
Personal responsibility, what a concept!
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Commentary: Democracy means more than just holding elections
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Jan. 9, 1981: Augusta lawmaker says airport proposal is ‘cruel’, taking a look at the 189-year-old Old Farmers’ Almanac, and Cathy the ‘spoiled’ iguana makes her home in Chelsea
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The Boneheads plan Opera House at Boothbay Harbor concert
The Boneheads plan to take the stage at 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 13, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor Midcoast Maine’s beloved Boneheads kick off the 2023 season at the Opera House. Collectively they are THE Boneheads, individually they are Bob Colwell, Steve jones, Scott Elliot and Dick Hollis. […]
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Welcome to Maine to perform at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater
The boys from the comedy team Welcome to Maine will hit the stage at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The Welcome to Maine crew consists of Mark, Troy, and Cousin Luke, perform skits, and songs along with plenty of Maine themed mayhem. Maine based comedians Ian Stuart and […]
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MaineHealth to start free Food as Medicine program Jan. 16
FARMINGTON — MaineHealth is offering another round of its free one-year Food as Medicine program, which supports individuals with one or more chronic health conditions who have limited access to healthy food. The program is facilitated by Kathy Doyon, a trained health educator from the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The next session […]
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UMaine to host Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration Jan. 16 postponed to Feb. 20
The 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life, is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16. The event will be held in the Wells Conference Center at 64-82 Grove Street Extention, on the University of Maine Orono […]