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Bipartisan effort to improve legislative transparency takes aim at placeholder bills
This past session, legislators passed a shield law to protect healthcare providers from other states’ bans on reproductive and gender-affirming care. The bill was one of the most hotly debated of the session — not only due to its subject matter but also over how it was introduced. Some of the incorrect claims about what […]
MDI native named DCP director of early childhood programs
ELLSWORTH — Downeast Community Partners (DCP) has welcomed Naomi McIsaac of Mount Desert Island as the Director of Early Childhood Programs. “Her scholastic expertise and experience as an academic educator at every level, from infant/toddlers to elementary and middle, as well as the collegiate level, superbly equips her to lead DCP’s Early Childhood Programs,” stated DCP Executive Director Rebecca Palmer.
23rd annual Luminaria Evening scheduled for August 10
BAR HARBOR — YWCA MDI will hold its 23rd annual Carol Dyer Memorial Luminaria Evening on Saturday, August 10 to benefit the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center. The first luminaria evening took place in 2001 to celebrate the life of Carol Dyer, a local children’s librarian and friend of YWCA MDI. The event has become a local tradition, with hundreds of luminaria lining the sidewalks of the Bar Harbor Village Green on a night every August. Each personalized luminaria is dedicated to a friend or family member lost to or fighting cancer. Together, they illuminate the night with hope for a cancer-free world.
‘Lyn Asselta: Where Rock Meets Water’ at Gleason Fine Art
On Friday, Aug. 2, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens a one-person show for the renowned pastel painter Lyn Asselta."Where Rock Meets Water" runs through Sept. 3, with an opening reception for Asselta on Friday, Aug. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. Four years ago, Asselta, recently returned to...
Losing Sight of Essential Air Service
Since its 1978 inception, the U.S. Essential Air Service (EAS) program has been vital in connecting small — often rural — communities to the broader air transportation network. The taxpayer-funded program is designed to subsidize routes between these small communities and major hubs that would otherwise not be commercially viable for airlines to serve.
Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is challenging Mainers to 'take a hike'
WINDHAM, Maine — For any outdoor enthusiast or those simply looking to explore Maine's landscape, the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust's 2024 trail challenge is now active. This is the second year the land trust is putting on a trail challenge; this time it's in Windham. "We're really excited to...
Housing vision: Chrostowsky eyes ‘Great American Neighborhood’ in Wiscasset
Could Wiscasset’s long-held, ex-Maine Yankee land become a “Great American Neighborhood” with 110 units for a range of incomes and life stages? In a July 25 letter to Town Manager Dennis Simmons, Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky proposes the town ask Lincoln County for American Rescue Plan Act funds to plan the use of the town’s nearly 300 acres along Back River between Old Ferry, Birch Point and Westport Island Bridge roads for a “Great American Neighborhood,” walkable and linked to Old Ferry Boat Landing and Chewonki Foundation’s Cushman Preserve, and integrating “fiber-to-home technology, clean energy and green infrastructure.”
Crash on Route 1 in Woolwich seriously injures several people
WOOLWICH, Maine — Several people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash on Route 1 in Woolwich. Deputies responded to several reports about a two-vehicle crash shortly before 2 p.m. on Route 1 in front of Kennebec Equipment Rental in Woolwich, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Berwick water is under a health advisory
BERWICK, Maine — Following a water advisory last Thursday and previously running out of bottled water for residents, the town of Berwick announced on social media Tuesday afternoon that a new shipment of 16-ounce bottles would be available starting Wednesday at the town hall. Because of a limited supply,...
Poland-area school district looks to pass new budget after last version failed
POLAND (WGME)-- The Poland-area school district is looking to pass its budget after the last one failed. It's part of the theme this summer with Maine voters not budging on school budgets. Several school districts have been forced to make cuts more than once before sending budgets back to voters.