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An icy ascent of Parkman Mountain in Acadia National Park | Column
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (637+ words) Six of us gathered at the Parkman Mountain Trailhead on Route 3 near Northeast Harbor in the heart of Mount Desert Island early on a mid-December morning. After completing a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society ascent of Cadillac Mountain the previous day,…...
What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (1332+ words) This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. The federal government is reducing the number of vaccines it formally recommends to all children in the…...
Gorham Notes: Sign up for youth basketball shooting competition
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (277+ words) The Knights of Columbus, St. Anne's Council 10221, is sponsoring a youth basketball free-throw competition on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Shaw Gym, 75 South St., in Gorham. The competition is open to boys and girls ages 9-14. Proof of age is required at sign-up....
Maine adopts tougher limits on PFAS in drinking water
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (812+ words) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration. The change reduces the maximum amount of the…...
Republicans need to reel the president in | Letter
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (134+ words) Nicol's Maduro is a bad guy. Benjamin Netanyahu " accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity " is too. There is an international arrest warrant out for Vladimir Putin, too, for abducting Ukrainian children. President Trump is also an indicted felon,…...
Putin’s unrestrained narcissism is driving war in Ukraine | Letter
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (229+ words) As Vladimir Putin continues his relentless military assault'on'Ukraine, it is important to understand'what motivates him to pursue these attacks. His'most stringent motive is'his nostalgic obsession with molding'Russia back into the old Soviet Empire it had been prior to its collapse'in…...
Midcoast-based film a ‘love letter’ to Maine printmaking
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (385+ words) While his peers were outside backpacking and canoeing, Kieran Blunnie remembers spending a lot of his time as a teen in a tiny print shop in the basement of the art center at Camp Kieve in Nobleboro. "I was the…...
In Minneapolis shooting and beyond, better to wait for the facts | Opinion
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (884+ words) John Danaher is a former assistant U.S. attorney and former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety and was a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court from 2010 to 2020. He currently lives in Cape Elizabeth. The recent shooting death of a…...
Buxton Notes: Town offices will close for MLK Day
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (292+ words) Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The transfer station will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Curbside trash pickup will not be impacted. For more information, call Buxton…...
State Sen. Joe Baldacci officially enters 2nd Congressional District race
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (462+ words) State Senator Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, is officially entering the race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The announcement on Monday comes after months of speculation that the Bangor Democrat was considering joining one of the country's most…...