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Flagg, Pritchard chosen for USA Basketball select team to help with Olympic prep
Maine native Cooper Flagg’s summer will include some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team. The Duke signee — expected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NBA draft and the consensus national high school player of the year this past season — was the lone collegian among the 15 players announced Friday as members of the USA Basketball men’s select team that will train alongside the squad the Americans are sending to the Paris Olympics.
Here’s Why People in Maine Are Receiving This Book in the Mail Unprompted
Whether we want it to be or not, political season has arrived in Maine and across the nation. The next several months will be filled with hard-lined stances over issues and culture wars until election day arrives in November. While most people receive their political fodder from ads on the...
‘Open season on anyone with a tent’: Maine advocates react to Supreme Court homelessness ruling
The ACLU of Maine is urging local communities not to punish unhoused people for trying to survive after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city’s ordinance that bans sleeping and camping on municipal property. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority decided that the camping rules put in place by […] The post ‘Open season on anyone with a tent’: Maine advocates react to Supreme Court homelessness ruling appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Full day of music Saturday at RB Hall Day
By proclamation of the governor of Maine, the last Saturday in June is declared R.B. Hall Day! Who is R.B. Hall and why do Mainers celebrate his legacy? It’s a real Maine thing, but you can learn all about Maine’s own John Philip Sousa at the 44th annual celebration of R.B. Hall Day, on Saturday, June 29 in Bridgton when community bands from across the state come together for a full day of music, fun, and history!
Rockland Public Library closed to the public on July 1
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library will be closed to the public on Monday, July 1 for repair of the second side of the skylight. “They will let the public know ASAP if that changes due to change in weather forecast,” said RPL, in news release. The workers...
Lifetime’s Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo Says ‘She Loves Maine & Can’t Wait to Come Back’
The Long Island Medium herself, Theresa Caputo from Lifetime TV, came on Krissy in the Morning to talk about what it means to be a medium, how she deals with haters calling her fake, and how she can't wait to come do a show in Portland, Maine, in August. I'll be honest, I've never been one to believe in the "higher powers" of seeing ghosts or communicating with late relatives the way that Theresa is, but after interviewing her, I may have a change of attitude towards it.
Social service initiative Mainspring wants to help more Mainers lift themselves out of poverty
Emily Flinkstrom (left) and Megan Shapiro-Ross outside the Mainspring project in Kittery. The idea of offering multiple social services in the same location for easier access isn't new. But the creators of an initiative underway in Kittery called Mainspring say they are taking the concept a step further, in a way that's designed to help more vulnerable Mainers to lift themselves out of poverty.
Two years after Bird scooters land in Maine, towns find adoption a smooth ride
ORONO, Maine — Visitors to the towns of Old Town and Orono will see familiar sites, waterfronts, pines, and shops. But one thing found there and nowhere else in Maine are Birds, the electric ride-share scooters. In 2022, Old Town was the first town in the state to welcome...
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