The Nao Santa Maria drew plenty of Maine tourists last week. But living history this ship is not.
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Maine requires so-called PFAS to be phased out by 2030
A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is the law in Maine
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Bill Nemitz: A philanthropy bets the farm on kids from rural Maine
The deep-pocketed Lerner Foundation is spending all it has on its Aspirations Incubator.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Clary Lake boat parade draws hearty souls on chilly, wet Fourth of July
To mark Independence Day, about a dozen owners of watercraft brave elements for a celebratory parade around Clary Lake in Jefferson.
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Bill banning aerial herbicides on forestland vetoed by Gov. Mills
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed a bill to ban aerial spraying of some herbicides in forestland in the nation’s most heavily wooded state.
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Lawmakers take up Mills’ updated budget, as Republicans seek leverage
Gov. Janet Mills says she’d like two-thirds support in the Legislature, which would require votes from Republicans who will seek changes in the budget package.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
On a shady street in Portland, hope springs eternal
Hope House, home to some and lifeline to many more, offers a path forward for asylum seekers in search of a new life.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Neo-Nazis moving to northern Maine? Say it ain’t so
The ‘Great Maine Migration’ is under way – at least in the fantasies of a white nationalist chat room.
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Bill Nemitz: This column will really bug you
Last week’s mass die-off of … something … on a southern Maine beach proved there’s nothing like a good insect story.
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So you never knew about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Why not?
When it comes to teaching history in our schools, we still have a lot to learn.