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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s border towns feel decline in Canadian visitors: ‘Half our community is gone’
Border crossings were down nearly 30% in August compared to last year. In spots like Calais and Houlton, the difference is palpable.
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Posted inMaine
Gardiner students prepare for homecoming event
Members of the girls soccer team decorate a float with black and orange crepe paper streamers.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Susan Collins blasts Democrats for ‘poison pills’ that may cause a shutdown
Rep. Jared Golden was the only House Democrat to support a continuing resolution drafted by Republicans to fund the federal government for another month to allow annual spending bills to be finalized.
Posted inMaine, News
Fairfield tailgating event, Farmington Fair, Winslow demolition highlighted | Week in Photos
Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal photojournalists share their work for the week of Sept. 12-19.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College Conservatives host ‘October 7,’ a play spotlighting stories of Hamas attack survivors
The stage reading Thursday night at Pickard Theater came just a few days after the student group postponed a vigil for slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk because of reported threats.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Liberty man charged with murder in Palermo killing
The arrest of Kirby Bradford, 58, on Thursday comes five months after state police began investigating the death of Robert Bruso, 56.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man charged after dog dies in truck parked outside bar
Abinadi Nephi White, 34, was charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals.
Posted inMaine, News
Winslow fire damages home, displaces 1
The cause of the fire, which broke out around 7 p.m. Thursday, was under investigation.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Beating of handcuffed man casts doubt on Maine State Police’s perfect record of clearing officers
The agency has reviewed nearly 3 dozen complaints about use of force in the past decade. None were found to be excessive.