Voters also approved funds to continue paying for commercial trash, a new homeless shelter ordinance and a moratorium on new cannabis establishments.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Gardening, Maine
Tour 50 years of Maine’s Common Ground Fair through its iconic posters
An exhibit of the fair’s posters, timed to celebrate both the fair and America’s 250th anniversary, opened in Augusta this month and will move to Waterville in September.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Catch up on Maine statewide and local election results
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results for Maine’s 2026 primary and local elections. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Posted inCommunity, Guides, Things to Do
Farmers markets open for 2026 season in central Maine and beyond
Farmers and makers offer various goods from fresh fruits and vegetables, seedlings, baked goods and more.
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Boothbay schools got backpacks that stop bullets. Was it a good idea?
Police Chief Douglas Snyder found grant funding to buy one Maine-made bullet-resistant bag for each elementary and high school classroom.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Meet the man who wants to put ballistic backpacks in every Maine classroom
Jeffrey Maguire, of Houlton, does private security for the rich and famous.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Watch 2 experts shoot a Maine-made bullet-resistant backpack
A retired chief firearms officer for the state corrections department and a founder of Portland police’s SWAT team took a Mundbora body shield to a shooting range.
Posted inMaine, News
Mending Health to stop offering Mainers coverage next year
The health insurance provider will no longer offer coverage to state residents as of Jan. 1, 2027, according to the Maine Bureau of Insurance.