WISCASSET – The three-day Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, in Wiscasset Village, and features family events Friday and Saturday evenings. There will be a visit from Santa who arrives via a light parade. Children get treats and cocoa, adults get hot toddies. Sheep will […]
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Family Festival of Trees set for Waterville Elks Banquet & Conference Center
Volunteers are needed to assist the Alfond Youth & Community Center and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraising event.
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Maine transgender advocates fear a(nother) Trump presidency but vow to fight
Trump’s campaign often featured disparaging rhetoric and false claims about trans people, but his message was effective in seizing on broader fears.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine has shifted its strategy to expand electric heat pump use to the entire house. So far, it’s working.
A move to install electric heat pumps for the entire house instead of individual rooms has drawn strong interest from homeowners who are increasingly taking advantage of rebates.
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Portside Real Estate Group to host construction panel in Waterville
The event will feature a panel of new construction experts made up of realt estate agents and a lender who will share their tips and tricks.
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Augusta-based Maine State Credit Union recognizes employees
Employees are recognized at the organization’s annual award banquet.
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Attorney at Augusta’s Pine Tree Legal Assistance receives award
Randall has spent more than 21 years of his 28 years in public interest law working at Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
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Lawrence Junior High School lists 1st quarter honors
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School has announced the following students were named to its first-quarter honor roll for the 2024-25 school year. Eighth grade High honors: Cheyenne Arbour, Maddison Bolduc, Lincoln Boyce, Brody Cagle, Alexandria Caverly, Logan Chartier, Gabrielle Coldwell, Allana Cole, Peyton Dow, Airyanna Garcia, Madilyn Gauthier, Eloise Giles, Maira Goldsmith, Masyn Goodwin, […]
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Film screening, panel discussion set for Nov. 20 at UMaine Augusta
AUGUSTA — In honor of Native American Heritage Month and the University of Maine at Augusta’s academic theme of Indigeneity, UMA’s DEI Council plans to host a film screening and panel discussion for “Mary and Molly,” with Penobscot Nation Tribal elder and filmmaker Donna Loring. The event is set for noon Wednesday, Nov. 20, in […]
Posted inElection 2024, Maine
Watch: Golden declared winner in Maine’s hard-fought 2nd Congressional District race
Ranked choice tabulation Friday determined the three-term Democrat won one of the costliest contests in the country.