In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.
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Fire damages house, garage in Richmond
Firefighters from seven communities responded Tuesday afternoon to 442 Main St.
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Gardiner seeks input on redesign of streamside Arcade lot
Gardiner officials want to know how the Arcade parking lot could be improved through a public session scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at City Hall and through an online survey for those unable to attend the meeting.
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Group of Maine lawmakers trying to block Sears Island wind port
Legislation backed mostly by Republicans continues a fight against industrializing an area of Sears Island popular among hikers.
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Brickyard Hollow temporarily shuts down Eustis location
The chain of Maine pizza-centric brewpubs recently opened a location at Sugarloaf.
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Gov. Mills uses budget address to call for compromise by lawmakers in both parties
The governor also came out against a citizen referendum for a red flag law and challenged a commission that oversees legal representation to indigent clients to change its practices rather than request more money.
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Light snow forecast across Maine on Tuesday night, Wednesday morning
Most areas are expected to pick up a couple of inches of snow from a clipper system moving in from the west.
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Jay allows $21,926 for summer recreation program
The voters will decide the issue at the annual town meeting April 29.
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Penobscot basket maker Theresa Secord wins $100,000 award
Secord was the founding director of the Maine Indian Basket Makers Alliance for 21 years, and her work is in private collections and museums across the country.
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Keen Hall in Freedom has funding for community center project
The restoration of the endangered historic building is expected to finish this year.