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2 Knox County employees sue over claims of sex discrimination
Two female employees of Knox County have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the county’s Board of Commissioners and district attorney’s office, alleging they were each paid less than a male...
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NYC mayoral favorite Zohran Mamdani attended college in Maine
Just more than a decade before his upset win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine. Mamdani made headlines Tuesday night...
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Belfast Maskers feature Maine playwrights in annual one-act festival
The Belfast Maskers’ annual one act festival this season showcases four Maine playwrights with mostly rewarding results. The production values and acting are excellent but they aren’t all equal when...
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Not much can be done about racist signs just outside Belfast
Law enforcement and local officials say there is not much they can do about signs featuring a racist slur that were recently posted at a home just outside Belfast, despite some area residents...
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This unique free library is a hit with Mainers and their dogs
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A Maine-based tofu maker is doubling in size
A Maine-based tofu manufacturer that has expanded rapidly over the last decade is poised for even more growth as it completes a construction project that will double the size of its factory. After...
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Fishermen record close encounter with great white shark off Boothbay
Ashley McLennan and her husband, Shaun, of South Thomaston were fishing off Boothbay this week when their sternman, Ryan Feener, saw a dorsal fin poke above the water that he at first assumed was a...
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Nova Scotia man dies after sailboat runs aground off Isle au Haut
A Nova Scotia man is dead after the sailboat he and two other people were on ran aground off Isle au Haut early Monday morning. Thomas Kent Smith, 72, was sailing with Robert and Sandra Comeau, of New...
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Brunswick council doesn’t support expanded biosolids digester
The Brunswick Town Council unanimously voted Monday night to inform a natural gas company that it does not support the expansion of a biosolids digester in the town. In 2023, a firm called Viridi...
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This proposed midcoast housing project could include child care
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Popular Maine waterfront restaurant will reopen after fire
A popular waterfront restaurant in Damariscotta is reopening this week, just 10 months after a fire destroyed its previous building. The fire broke out the Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina early...
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How a neighborly feud over a small firewood business ended up before Maine’s...
When Steve Clark moved into his home on a quiet wooded road in Phippsburg in 2009 — followed by his wife Juanita who moved in seven years later — he looked forward to a peaceful retirement from a...
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Rockland redemption center closes
ROCKLAND, Maine — The Wicked Adventure Redemption center on Park Street has closed. The business announced the closure June 26 on its Facebook page. The business cited a few reasons for the decision...
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Federal lawmakers ramp up probe of Bowdoin’s handling of Israel protest
Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce are ramping up an investigation into Bowdoin College’s handling of a student-led pro-Palestine encampment...
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Body found after overnight search in midcoast pond
UNION, Maine — Rescuers located the body of a person who had been missing overnight after going out on Crawford Pond. The Maine State Police is investigating the death but could not provide additional...
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Police call death of paddleboarder in Union ‘suspicious’
State police are investigating the death of a paddleboarder on Crawford Pond in Union. Emergency officials, who were called to the 600-acre pond at about 1:05 a.m. for a report of a missing...
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Police identify paddleboarder who was killed in Union
The death of a paddleboarder Thursday in Union was a homicide, state officials said. Maine State Police have identified the woman who died on Crawford’s Pond as Sunshine Stewart, 48, of Tenants...
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Illicit camping is on the rise at a scenic midcoast pond
Lu Ferrett, 29, and Jordy Merritt, 35, arrived at Knight’s Pond in Northport late Monday night after driving to Maine from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They set up a tent and camped on the shore on Monday...
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Maine tourism season looking solid as summer heats up
Despite a rainy spring and fears over travel and trade, Maine’s tourism season appears to be on track. Several business owners spread out along the coast say that their business so far in 2025 is in...
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Marine patrol searching Kennebec River for Maine man who tried to save dog
The Maine Marine Patrol is searching for a man who went missing after a fishing trip last Sunday. Robert Stolt, 22 of Augusta, had been fishing on the Kennebec River Sunday when one of his dogs leaped...
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