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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It's a tough pill to swallow. And a lot of the ash trees were planted to replace elms wiped out in the 1970s."
— Portland City Arborist Mark Reiland, on estimates that the city will lose half of its ash trees to the emerald ash borer.
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Today’s Top Maine Stories |
A deal that would make tribal courts more powerful is moving forward. Unlike past proposals, this one has the support of the governor. |
Sunday’s storm destroyed a pier in the coastal town of Surry. It was the latest setback for working waterfront struggling against the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. |
It turns out you can’t say whatever you want online. The FBI arrested a Waterville man who repeatedly claimed to be stockpiling weapons for a civil war and waxed about killing immigrants and public officials. |
Uncertainty awaits the UMaine men’s basketball team as the season ends. The squad fielded one of the conference’s most elite, turnover-inducing defenses but was ultimately hamstrung by offensive inconsistency. |
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Photo of the Day |
| Anna Stehlik is one of two educators who will be traveling around the state with the Maine Mobile Biolab. The mobile lab will go to rural schools across and offer STEM lessons to middle school students. Here, in Fort Kent, Stehlik demonstrates an activity that simulates locating and removing an invasive species from an environment. Credit: Chris Bouchard / St. John Valley Times | | From The Community | In the Bangor area, there are a few hyper-local signs of spring, including the annual opening of two beloved businesses: Jimmie’s Ice Cream and Grill in Brewer, and Gifford’s in Bangor. Jimmie’s already opened on March 1, so you can get your soft serve and fried goodies right now. Gifford’s will open for the season on Friday, March 15. What are some other signs of spring in your neck of the woods? Send an email to [email protected]and sound off. | |
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More State News |
Presque Isle airport to get more than $20M for new terminal Rockland seeks to take over Knox County emergency dispatch Renys has an opening date for its new Bangor store Caribou restaurant closing after less than a year of new ownership FBI arrests Waterville man for wide-ranging violent threats on YouTube Maine fishermen take plea deal for herring dealing scheme Gifford’s Ice Cream stand to open this week with new flavors Rural patrols emerge as concern in Maine governor’s budget proposal Judge rules missing 5-year-old legally dead weeks after father convicted of killing her Sanford man missing on Tuesday morning found safe |
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From Opinion |
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Life in Maine |
Buried pirate treasure may be stashed in Maine, but there's no X marking the spot. The tick forecast is in. Anyone hoping the odd weather from this past winter kept them from surviving is out of luck.
Ice fishing is out with the ice. But you can still fish in many places.
New to gardening? If you want to start but don’t know what tools to get, we’ve got you covered. |
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