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Controversy unfolded when a midcoast man tried to buy a cemetery
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Top court finds Maine town erred by clearing firewood business of violations
Maine’s highest court has found that the Phippsburg Select Board failed to follow the town’s land use ordinance when it rescinded a code violation against a local man whose home firewood business...
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Fuel truck crash closes lane of I-295
This story has been updated. A fuel truck crash closed a lane of Interstate 295 in Brunswick for 14 hours on Wednesday. Nicholas Garcia, 28, of Cape Elizabeth was driving a 2020 Kenworth fuel truck...
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Man found dead inside burned Harpswell home
A man was found dead Sunday inside a burned Harpswell home. The fire broke out in the Sea Mist Lane home about 12:42 a.m., according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public...
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New legislation would stop all development on Sears Island
Maine lawmakers are considering two new bills aimed at stopping the state’s ongoing efforts to build a port facility on Sears Island for offshore wind power development, including one that would...
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Rockland will soon turn former school into affordable housing
The city of Rockland has put out a request for proposals for the development of workforce housing in the former McLain School building. This process adds to Rockland’s other initiatives to develop...
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New group forms to defend Maine’s aquaculture industry
Various groups from inside and outside Maine have formed a new coalition that’s working to promote the state’s aquaculture industry and counter what it says is misinformation that’s being spread about...
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A midcoast girl is crocheting cats to help a local animal rescue
Lilly Lemieux, 11, has started a business crocheting animals, namely “loaf cats,” to raise money for the Maine Coast Animal Rescue. She is self-taught and started crocheting only last year. Credit:...
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Vehicle ends up on fire hydrant after Stockton Springs crash
A vehicle ended up propped on top of a fire hydrant in Stockton Springs after a crash on Thursday afternoon. The vehicle, a blue Subaru SUV, collided with a black sedan before apparently leaving the...
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Controversial mobile home park moves forward in Warren
The Warren Planning Board approved the development of a controversial mobile home park at its Thursday meeting, according to the Midcoast Villager. As the housing crisis continues in Maine and hits...
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Flight from Rockland makes emergency landing in Portland
A Cape Air plane made an emergency landing at the Portland Jetport on Monday morning, WMTW reported. The plane was en route to Boston from Rockland but landed in Portland after having engine problems,...
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How the local debate over solar has grown more heated in Maine
If someone told Christina Heiniger several years ago that a solar farm was coming to her hometown of Trenton, she would have thought it was great news. But after three solar farms were proposed in the...
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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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