About 3,300 runners will take part in the event Sunday morning, joining the largest road race in Maine since the start of the pandemic.
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State program to collect unwanted pesticides for free
AUGUSTA — The Obsolete Pesticide Collection Program protects Maine’s natural resources and prevents agriculture pollution by promoting the safe and proper disposal of outdated, unused, or unwanted pesticides. The program is open to homeowners and family-owned farms who are encouraged to bring unwanted pesticides — including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, and similar products used in […]
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Celebrated Chinese American mom to be honored posthumously in Portland
A plaque will mark the site on Forest Avenue where Toy Len Goon, ‘an extraordinary woman,’ ran a laundry and raised eight children as a single widow in the mid-20th century.
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Police investigate suspected arson at Portland church
Neighbors who spotted the fire at the Portland New Church on Stevens Avenue used buckets of water to try to put it out before firefighters arrived.
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Maine schools report vandalism linked to social media trend
While most of the vandalism and thefts in Maine have been relatively minor, other school districts around the country have had more serious cases that led to criminal charges against students.
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Section of I-295 in Portland to close for a weekend in October
The section of U.S. Route 1/Veranda Street that runs under the bridge will be closed for a week, from Oct. 18-25, as the new bridge is moved into place.
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MaineHealth awarded $1 million to study COVID-19 testing in vulnerable communities
The funding will be used to study ways to make regular testing accessible and to increase testing usage among Maine’s immigrant, low-income and homeless populations.
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‘She didn’t just disappear’: 50 years later, missing Maine teen’s family aches for answers
Cathy Moulton was 16 when she left home to run errands on Sept. 24, 1971, and never returned. Hers is one of the oldest active missing person cases in Maine and the United States.
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Portland Stage updates health and safety policy
Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and masks are required regardless of vaccination status.
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Top Biden official meets Sen. King in Portland to talk renewable energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm used the visit to highlight research into generating electricity from rivers and tidal currents.