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Maine coastal businesses hopeful about tourism season despite larger threats
With Memorial Day having unofficially kicked off Maine’s summer tourism season, the restaurants, hotels and other businesses that cater to millions of travelers who come to the state — especially its...
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A midcoast town may ban permanent living in camper vehicles
A Knox County town is considering a new set of rules that would bar people from permanently living in recreational vehicles as the practice has grown more common amid an ongoing housing shortage in...
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19-year-old Brunswick woman killed in single-car crash
A 19-year-old Brunswick woman was killed in a single-car crash in Brunswick on Sunday morning. The crash happened around 8:46 a.m. when police said Kaylah Rusaw was heading north on Old Bath Road and...
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Driver injured in ‘terrifying’ Wiscasset Speedway crash
A veteran driver was injured during what was called a “terrifying” accident in turn 3 of the Pro Stock feature at Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday when his car collided with a wall. Shane Lane, of North...
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A growing brewery brings community to downtown Searsport
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Man trying to rescue his chickens with a rifle sends midcoast school into...
Harpswell Community School was briefly locked down on Wednesday after police received a call about a man with a rifle who turned out to be defending his chickens. Deputies from the Cumberland County...
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New Belfast food truck park will offer gourmet hot dogs and rolled ice cream
The new food truck park that’s opening next week at the site of a former Belfast event center will feature four operations serving gourmet hot dogs, charcuterie boards, rolled wontons and ice cream....
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A women’s addiction treatment center is opening in rural Knox County
A new residential addiction treatment center for women is getting ready to open in the Knox County town of Washington. Organizers hope that the new 16-bed facility, called Tessa’s House, will provide...
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His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century
Thousands of alewives swim up the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich, Maine, from the sea each May, thrashing against the swift current, returning to the waters where they were born. The sleek, silver fish...
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Maine’s baby eel fishermen have slowest season in years
Maine’s baby eel fishing season ended over the weekend with its lowest catch total in 10 years and — except for the COVID year of 2020 — its lowest catch value since 2010. But industry officials say...
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Minnesota man killed when his motorcycle went off a Maine road into the trees
A Minnesota man died Monday evening when his motorcycle went off the road and into the trees in Appleton. James Limmer, 28, of Dundee, Minnesota, was riding his motorcycle east on Searsmont Road in...
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Leaders of former Maine syringe provider open Winterport art gallery
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Union rejects ban on campers as permanent housing
Union residents voted 354-209 during their annual town meeting on Tuesday to reject a proposed ban on the use of camper vehicles for permanent living. Code Enforcement Officer Chris Packard had...
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Belfast-area school district approves purchase of land for bus garage
Voters on Tuesday approved a new $32.9 million budget for the Belfast-based school district, RSU 71, that’s up 8 percent from the previous spending plan. They also approved a proposal to spend up to...
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Camden voters approve dam removal
CAMDEN, Maine — After years of study, heated debate and controversy, Camden’s townspeople spoke at the polls Tuesday, voting to allow the removal of the historic Montgomery Dam. Residents favored...
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Maine jail officials minimized a ‘big red flag’ before a woman’s suicide
To reach a suicide prevention hotline, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. The day before she was taken to the Knox County Jail last summer, Shannon Dickens threatened to kill herself. While...
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Students hurt after vehicle collides with school bus in Belfast
A section of Lincolnville Avenue in Belfast was closed Thursday morning after a vehicle collided with a school bus that was transporting students to Captain Albert Stevens Elementary School. Some...
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‘A phone call no parent wants’: 4 sent to hospital after Belfast school bus...
A total of four people went to the hospital after a car struck a school bus in Belfast on Thursday morning, including the driver and passenger in the car and two students who had been riding the bus....
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Boothbay transfer center manager fired amid FBI investigation
The board of the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District voted Thursday night to fire its operations manager, after previously suspending him over allegations that he was involved in theft and...
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Mainer accused of setting fire to stolen truck
A Windsor man allegedly set fire to a stolen truck earlier this month. Ben Alan Manley, 27, has been charged with arson, aggravated criminal mischief and unauthorized use of property, according to...
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