Grants will help 79 nonprofits in all of Maine’s 16 counties provide food, housing, and other essential services.
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On Peaks Island’s back shore, residents and tourists are divided over rock sculptures
Some visitors and residents of Peaks enjoy making cairns, sculptures made out of stacked rocks. But others think these sculptures taint the view and hurt the environment.
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Madison resident receives promotion at Marshall Communications
Emma Dimock was promoted to the role of account executive.
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Portland Press Herald top editor stepping down for new role at Boston University
Steve Greenlee returned to the paper as managing editor in 2012 and took over as executive editor in 2021. He’ll be joining the faculty at BU in the fall.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Greater Portland Landmarks sues city to prevent demolition of Free Street building
The preservation nonprofit is seeking to overturn a City Council vote in May that allows the Portland Museum of Art to demolish the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest, Northeast
In Maine, temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday. Other parts of the state, including Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor, are under an excessive heat warning – it will feel as hot as 105 degrees in some of those areas.
Posted inCommunity
Grants for Change Fund accepting applications
The Grants for Change Program at Maine Initiatives is accepting applications for its 2024 cohort. This is year three of its three-year commitment to supporting racial justice organizing and activism in Maine — prioritizing Black liberation and Wabanaki sovereignty — with over $1.5 million in grants to 36 organizations. The 12 organizations chosen this year […]
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Record temperatures expected as heat wave blasts Maine
Experts say records could be set this week as temperatures are predicted to hit the mid- or upper 90s from Portland to Bangor, foreshadowing what is expected to be a warmer-than-average summer.
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Family of man shot in Portland confronts his killer in court
Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.
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New device, medication help Maine paramedics improve baby delivery
Former EMS protocol required paramedics to transport mothers and babies in separate ambulances. Now crews can carry them together, giving a mother and her child more time to connect.