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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Pingree faces two challengers in Maine’s 1st District race
Republican Ronald Russell and unenrolled candidate Ethan Alcorn are campaigning to unseat Rep. Chellie Pingree as the Democratic incumbent seeks a ninth term.
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Posted inBusiness, News, Schools and Education
Inside Maine’s first EV repair class
About two dozen students have completed Southern Maine Community College’s hybrid and electric vehicle course since it launched in 2021. Similar programs are emerging elsewhere in the state.
Posted inMaine, News
Climate change delays, disrupts Maine’s fall foliage season
Warming temperatures are pushing back peak conditions by more than a week since the 1950s. But several factors shape the timing and brilliance of autumnal color.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
PALS SkyHope offers a lifeline for medical patients across Maine, especially in rural areas
The airlift service wouldn’t be possible without the pilots who volunteer their time, planes and costs to help others.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Sports
Entertainment notables set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans
Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal are entertainment superstars.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
‘Victory means nothing, the follicles mean everything’: Facial hair competition highlights Gardiner’s Swine & Stein Brewfest
This year’s Swine & Stein Brewfest drew about 1,500 people for the 15th annual celebration of beer, cider, wine, facial hair and community.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-Auburn softball tournament draws immense community support for Oct. 25 families
Maine Strong Memorial Foundation hopes to raise $350,000 for victims of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting victims’ families at its second softball tournament in Auburn and Lewiston.
Posted inNation & World, News
UN official appeals for Lebanon’s ports and airport to be spared as Israel presses its offensive
A top United Nations official says that he is concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service, with serious implications for getting food supplies into the country.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men not registered for conscription
Ukrainian military recruitment officers have raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who are not in compliance.