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Taxing Seasons: Arundel cottage owners question tax assessments amid living restrictions
ARUNDEL (WGME) -- Some residents of a seasonal community in York County are questioning their property tax assessments. Despite being barred from living in their homes for part of the year, they face taxes similar to year-round residents. The Cape Arundel Cottage Preserve is nestled just off Route 1 and...
Maine game wardens face off against New Hampshire wildlife officials in North Woods Throwdown
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Maine Game Wardens are facing off against New Hampshire Conservation Officers in the annual North Woods Throwdown on Saturday. The charity softball game helps prevent illegal hunting and poaching by raising money for Maine Operation Game Thief, International Wildlife Crimestoppers Inc. and NH Conservation Officers Relief Association.
Body of 20-Year-Old Man Recovered in Maine
The body of a 20-year-old man was recovered in Bar Harbor on Wednesday. The Maine State Police said witnesses saw Gregory Taylor in distress while he was swimming at Clark Cove. Body Recovered in Water. The Maine State Police Marine Patrol and Underwater Recovery Team recovered his body around 6...
Fetch ME a Home: 'Cool' is ready to spend his retirement from racing in his forever home
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Greyhound Placement Service works to find homes for retired racing greyhounds. This week on Fetch ME a Home, we are featuring "Cool," a five-year-old male from New Zealand. His racing name was "Homebush Cool," and he's now looking for his forever home in Maine. Cool...
NTSB, FAA to investigate Southwest flight that departed from closed runway in Maine
(Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will investigate a Southwest Airlines flight that departed from a temporarily closed runway in Maine earlier this week.
Project CommUNITY: Hope Acts offers free English-language classes to new Mainers
The Portland non-profit, Hope Acts, has been recognized by the State for their hard work teaching English to New Mainers with the Governor’s Service Award. The Hope House English Language Program is a volunteer team of English teachers and tutors who contribute thousands of hours each year, helping asylum seekers and other new Mainers learn English.
Child dies from influenza, Maine CDC says
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) announced Friday it has identified a child death associated with influenza. According to a news release issued by the Maine CDC, this is the only influenza-associated pediatric death reported for the 2023-2024 influenza season so far. The...
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. But the victims in this Maine whodunnit were trees that stood in the way of a wealthy family’s oceanfront view, allegedly felled by well-heeled killers who, while ostracized and publicly shamed, remain free.
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