Balloons took flight Saturday morning over Lewiston-Auburn while the parade turned heads.
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Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival takes flight with evening launch
Despite the morning launch being grounded by winds Friday, crowds filled Simard-Payne Memorial Park to take in the evening launch amid food, music and festival activities.
Photos: Friday night at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
Balloons began filling the air above hordes of festivalgoers around 6 p.m. Friday at at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Postal Service rate increases could squeeze Maine businesses
The state’s remote geography means most shipments destined for beyond New England will face higher surcharges over the winter holiday season.
Why is unemployment so low in Maine, and what does it mean?
Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.
Maine’s best bets this week: A giant bouncy house, balloon fest and Highland Games
Catch concerts from Watchhouse in Portland and Halley Elwell in Augusta.
Maine hospitals wait years to be reimbursed for serving low-income residents
Hospitals are already under financial strain. Federal and state policies affecting Maine’s Medicaid program will only add pressure.
Auburn’s Tony Atlas among big names wrestling in Lewiston on Saturday
The 2006 WWE Hall of Famer is part of Limitless Wrestling’s Vacationland Cup show at The Colisee, which also includes the Hardy Boys and Tommy Dreamer.
Seeing more bats in Maine? Here’s why.
Bats, ecologically and economically important, suffered through the 2010s. But experts are cautiously optimistic about the future.
An elbow injury paused his baseball career. Auburn pitcher now making most of comeback.
Edward Little graduate and UConn pitcher Drew Smith had strong summer with Sanford Mainers after rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.