At the Great Falls Balloon Festival, the land-based crew members try to guess where their pilot wants to land the balloon.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival continues to soar on its second day
A parade, live music, vendors and balloons, plenty of balloons, highlighted the festival’s return after being grounded the past two years.
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Not an umbrella to be seen: Balloon Festival off to a sunny start
By early Friday night, as the grounds at Simard-Payne Memorial Park were very quickly filling up, the balloon festival was already on a roll, thanks to a near-flawless morning launch.
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The Great Falls Balloon Festival wakes up from a long sleep Friday morning
The crowd collectively smiles — phones aloft and pointed toward the people waving goodbye from above, Marla Hoffman writes.
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Think Maine was hot this summer? Just wait
New study predicts twice as many hot summer days in Maine by 2053.
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Paul LePage questions integrity of voting in Maine’s larger communities
Lewiston cited, without evidence, as a city that requires ‘a little bit more careful’ monitoring.
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Woman accidentally shot in Lewiston while grabbing Windham officer’s gun, police say
The woman managed to get her hands on a Windham police officer’s gun. She squeezed the trigger and a round was fired, officials said.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival returns to the skies this weekend after being grounded for 2 years
‘Returning from the Wild’ is the theme for the 28th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Pit bull advocates work with ‘bully breeds’ and ‘blockheads’
Animal Tales: Two organizations are dedicated to fostering and finding forever homes for pit bulls and other maligned dogs throughout Maine.
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Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus
Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won’t require tests once they’re here.