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Irish minister visits Maine to help build connections with those of Irish descent
PORTLAND (WGME) – An Irish minister is visiting Maine to boost connections with his country and those of Irish decent across New England. Sean Fleming is Ireland’s Minister for the Diaspora, meaning the spread of Irish people living outside the country. He spoke at the Maine Irish Heritage...
'You just have to trust the process': Lewiston youth group takes on Katahdin
LEWISTON, Maine — Hiking Katahdin is no easy task. It's an hours-long, strenuous climb that takes perseverance. Tree Street Youth learned what it takes when the group hiked it last weekend. "The hike was challenging, to say the least," 15-year-old Ali Hussein said. "It felt like it was never-ending."
Oversight may have led to Southwest Airlines flight using closed runway at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND, Maine — A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says that the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines plane that took off from a temporarily closed runway at the Portland Jetport last month did not realize the runway was closed on that day. The Federal Aviation...
Marine biologists are worried about a vital plant that is steadily decreasing in Maine
MAINE — Marine biologists are almost always fascinated by new findings, but the latest data on parts of the Gulf of Maine are worrying local scientists. Eelgrass is a type of seagrass that lies a few feet below the ocean line. It's a vital part of the sea-life environment, and officials with Friends of Casco Bay are sounding the alarm on a growing problem in Casco Bay: The eelgrass has decreased.
'The Cliffs': J. Courtney Sullivan returns to Maine for the plot of her new novel
PORTLAND, Maine — Although she writes fiction, J. Courtney Sullivan loves to do research for her books. For her new novel “The Cliffs,” she immersed herself in libraries and scholarly works to educate herself further about a dizzying array of topics: Indigenous history in Maine. Shaker history. Civil War letters. The history of mediums and spiritualists. The list goes on.
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