The pandemic has upended so many lives. Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth, who often feel isolated and unsupported in the widespread rural geography of Maine, are particularly vulnerable right now. OUT Maine, based in the midcoast, works statewide to build a welcoming and affirming Maine for our rural LGBTQ+ youth, according to a news release from OUT […]
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Bill Nemitz: Drowning in political ads? Try this democracy preserver
Stand With Maine powers on in its quest to control campaign spending by way of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Dover-Foxcroft police chief arrested and charged in domestic assault
Officials say a Maine police chief has been arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.
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The Salvation Army of Northern New England sets out to rescue Christmas
For the first time in 130 years, The Salvation Army is starting its annual holiday fundraising campaign early across the country in order to rescue Christmas. The funds raised through the organization’s iconic red kettles are at risk this year because of the coronavirus while requests for services are at an all-time high, according to […]
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University of Maine project tells story of COVID-19 pandemic through arts
The Jack Pine Project uses the creative arts to tell the story of the coronavirus pandemic through the eyes of residents, guided by professional artists.
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Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus
A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers who harvest the fruit in the nation’s northeastern corner
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Bill Nemitz: As the fools in Washington speak, the guns in Maine multiply
Trump administration official Michael Caputo needs a time out. So do Mainers who are frantically stocking up on firearms.
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Bill Nemitz: It’s now official – Donald Trump owns Maine Sen. Susan Collins
The Republican incumbent’s refusal to answer ‘the question’ betrays her fear of a president gone rogue.
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Dry summer brings blessed relief from biting insects
Many folks have been spending more time outdoors during the pandemic, and fortunately there were fewer bugs around to bite them
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Bill Nemitz: Mainers can face COVID-19 head-on, or they can hide behind God
The Sanford preacher at the center of Maine’s worst pandemic outbreak promises the ‘pestilence’ will be smote from on high.