Readers from across the state shared their photos of a dazzling, and rare, aurora borealis Friday night.
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More funding needed to complete renovation of Monmouth Academy
Voters could decide to approve more funds next month after COVID-19 and cost increases halted the project.
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Northern lights likely to put on a show in Maine on Friday, Saturday nights
The aurora borealis is difficult to predict, but keep an eye on the northern sky on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Hallowell business owner takes the lead of Augusta Downtown Alliance
Jeremy Ashlock, 31, an Augusta resident and co-owner of Juiced in downtown Hallowell, started as the group’s executive director this week.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Latest spending bills left hanging as Maine Legislature ends 2024 session
Maine Senate advances spending bills opposed by Gov. Mills, but the House chose not to vote on them.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
New bookstore, candy shop expansion on tap for downtown Waterville
Among business changes in the city, Oliver & Friends Bookshop is scheduled to open in downtown Waterville and Incense & Peppermints is poised to expand into the former Framemakers shop downtown.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Dresden Planning Board accused of violating town policy in approving quarry site
Two appeals were heard over the same matter Thursday night, with a citizen petition dismissed and a deliberations pending on Dresden couple’s appeal.
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Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L.Bean founder, leaves estate valued at $122 million
Bean, who died March 23 at the age of 82, left the estate to her sons and 2 other people.
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Troy woman dies after Unity Township crash
A 72-year-old woman was extricated from her car with serious injuries and taken by ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where she died of injuries suffered in the crash.
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Truck carrying 15 million bees rolls over on I-95 in Clinton
The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital after the Thursday evening crash, but the bees were largely spared and made it to their final destination in Washington County, officials said.