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Belfast is welcoming a food truck park
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Belfast clears the way for transitional housing facility in church
The Belfast City Council unanimously approved several amendments to city ordinances on Tuesday night that clear the way for the creation of a transitional housing facility in a local church. The...
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Belfast City Council approves limit on cruise ship traffic
The Belfast City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to limit the size of cruise ships that can allow passengers to disembark at city-owned facilities. The ordinance amendments would bar any vessel...
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A midcoast couple’s mobile home lot was condemned. Then they were evicted.
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Maine’s The Lost Kitchen is now accepting your postcards for reservations
Spring is officially here, which means it’s time for another annual tradition in Maine: trying for a table at The Lost Kitchen. The Freedom-based restaurant announced its mailbox is now open for...
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Man found dead after Harpswell fire has been identified
The man found dead after a house fire in Harpswell earlier this month has been identified. The fire broke out in the Sea Mist Lane home about 12:42 a.m. on March 9. Harpswell firefighters got the...
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Route 1 work will resume in Camden next month
The signs of spring are mounting: the birds, the mud and now road work. Beginning April 7, work will resume on the replacement of the Great Brook Bridge culvert, as well as rehabilitation and...
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Bowdoin gets largest gift in the college’s history from Netflix co-founder
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has made the largest single gift in Bowdoin College’s 231-year history. The $50 million donation will help the Brunswick college launch the Hastings Initiative for AI...
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A pricey Maine town wants to modernize its languishing rental registry
Brunswick officials are taking a second look at beefing up its rental registry as part of a set of changes that were initially proposed by a tenants-rights group. Since 2000, the midcoast town has had...
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New owners taking over midcoast ice cream stand
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The cost of Maine scallops
This story first appeared in The Working Waterfront, published by the Island Institute. If you’ve got a yen for succulent, right-off-the-boat Maine sea scallops, now is the time to get them. Most...
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Man allegedly fired gun 13 times during standoff with police in Northport
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FBI investigating Boothbay waste facility
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the Boothbay-area waste transfer station, but little other information was immediately available about the probe. Tim Callery, a spokesperson for...
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2 Maine town officials charged after they got into altercation during budget...
A physical altercation during a meeting of the Somerville Budget Committee on Tuesday resulted in misdemeanor charges for two town officials. Second Select Board member Don Chase and Somerville Budget...
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Boothbay waste district suspends manager amid FBI probe
The manager of the Boothbay-area transfer station has been suspended from that role as the FBI investigates the waste facility. Steve Lewis, who also sits on the Boothbay Select Board, confirmed in an...
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Mainers alarmed by arrest of immigrants after midcoast traffic stop
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Former Belfast restaurant building torn down for new credit union
Workers are now tearing down a building at 15 Belmont Ave. in Belfast that most recently served as a coffee and sandwich shop, but that will soon be the site of a new branch of Maine State Credit...
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House panel says Bowdoin failed to adequately address campus antisemitism
The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce says Bowdoin College leaders have failed to adequately respond to campus antisemitism since the Hamas attack on Israel two years ago. Republican...
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Chimney fire spreads, destroys Belfast home
Belfast firefighters battled a chimney fire that turned into a house fire Sunday morning. The fire was initially reported at 7:30 a.m. and by the time firefighters arrived, they were met with thick...
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Togus and BIW workers affected by federal cuts to union rights
Maine labor officials are raising concern about an executive order signed late last week by President Donald Trump that eliminates collective bargaining rights for federal workers involved with...
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