The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
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7 Maine fall foliage treks with an antique twist
Here are some suggested routes that include scenery and antique or vintage shops along the way, from Cornish and Bethel to Hallowell and Fairfield.
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Rescue crews save man after fall at Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Township
Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity, sustained serious injuries in the fall, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Western Maine moose hunt may add second week (but no more permits)
The change would affect several Wildlife Management Districts, mostly in Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.
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Maine Summer Adventure Race takes on new terrain in Bethel
The Western Maine mountains provide a new setting for the 96-mile race, formerly in Brunswick.
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Choose from 20 places to play mini golf in Maine
Find dog-, dinosaur- and nautical-themed courses, as well as snack bars and ice cream stands at several.
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A guide to 83 food trucks rolling through Maine
Here are trucks you’re likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.
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Five takeaways from the Mountain Valley Conference track championships
Lisbon boys, girls win tight meets; top competitors go at it in boys high jump, distance events.
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Get aboard a new Maine film festival that celebrates movies on trains
Full Speed Ahead will feature 16 films at venues all over Maine, May 6-11, including ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ ‘Strangers on a Train’ and ‘Murder on the Orient Express.’