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New Maine housing law shakes up zoning: Here's how towns are adapting
Communities around the state are working to comply with Maine’s landmark housing law after a July 1 deadline to meet the requirements. The law, which essentially bans single-family zoning statewide and requires communities to allow for greater density in certain areas, was signed by Gov. Janet Mills in 2022 to address an increasingly dire housing crisis. ...
This Maine Caterpillar Will Make You Itch Like it’s Browntail Season
Back in the spring, the conversations about browntail moth caterpillars began. There were all sorts of predictions about how this season was going to fare, based on conditions over the winter, and that whole zombie virus thing. It seemed like the winter was setting us up for a big-time eradication of BTM caterpillars, but that didn't really come to fruition in the way we'd all hoped. I had the rash like three times this year.
Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Kelly Kapowski from ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Spotted in Maine
When I was growing up, my favorite TV show was "Saved by the Bell." Kelly Kapowski, played by Tiffani Amber Thiessen, was a legend to me and so many other girls. My favorite episode? When Zach Morris and Kelly got married. Their love story was something so cute. Obviously things are much different now, but that show was super popular back when I was younger.
New Study Says Most People in Maine Sleep Like Garbage
There are so many delightful sounds and smells throughout the state of Maine, whether you're by the water and can hear the crashing of the waves, or further inland with crickets playing a symphony every night. There's the salty air or the scent of flower meadows all around the state.
Volunteers Are Going Door to Door in Central Maine Teaching Residents to Use Narcan
Over the last couple of decades, the work it takes to keep drugs off the streets of Maine has likely tripled. It's no secret that the drug epidemic has reached a fever pitch, not just here in Maine, but all around the country. And now, local police departments, drug enforcement agencies, sheriff's offices and state police units are working overtime to try and curb the drugs that have flooded our towns.
Adding to her tour: Julia Gagnon adds balloon festival to summer schedule
LEWISTON, Maine — "American Idol" star Julia Gagnon continues to add to her performance schedule across Maine this summer. The Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival announced Thursday that the Cumberland woman will be performing at the festival on Sunday, Aug. 18. Julia, as she is known professionally, will sing at 2 p.m. on the Platz Associates Main Stage in Simard-Payne Park.
UPDATE: 36ers eliminated at state American Legion baseball tournament
UPDATE: The defending state and Northeast Region champions knocked Boothbay out of the Maine American Legion tournament on Monday. The Trenton Acadians scored 10 runs in the first inning and defeated Boothbay, 11-1, in Bangor. The 36ers won once in two games in the southern zone playoffs and won one...
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