BINGHAM — The Vintage Model T Ford Snowmobile Club is set to hold its 25th annual National Meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The event, offering free rides, will be held at the North Country Rivers Gadabout Gaddis Air Strip, 36 Main St. For more information, email Tim Snow, club president, […]
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Acadian Archives virtual lecture series begins Feb. 13 on Zoom
Talks will cover about 400 years of Acadian history.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News
James Beard Awards names 10 Maine semifinalists for 2025 awards
Nominees include Taj in South Portland and The Abbey in Brunswick, while 3 cooks are nominated in the Best Chef: Northeast category.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
7 Maine fishermen will go shrimping for first time in decade
Regulators are leaning on them to collect data that will help evaluate the northern shrimp stock and, potentially, inform the future of the long-closed fishery.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Bingham man charged again with more sex crimes heads to trial
The two alleged victims in the case are expected to testify, prosecutors said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
What you need to know about the lawsuit over Maine’s public defense system
A superior court justice will hear arguments this week about what the state can do to meet its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys for people who can’t afford their own.
Posted inCommunity
Madison seeks building committee members
Members will help develop a five- to 10-year plan for five town-owned buildings.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills proposes $2M for preventative spruce budworm spraying
The early intervention program, modeled after one in New Brunswick, would fund the spring spraying of pesticides on 300,000 acres of commercial spruce-fir forests in northern Maine where state inspectors have found evidence of overwintering budworm larvae.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority staying mum on executive director applicants
The search comes as the state agency reconsiders the stalled Gorham Connector proposal and rebounds from a scathing administrative review.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.