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Mar 22 2024
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Tracking Maine athletes in the NCAA basketball tournaments
Several talented athletes who played high school basketball in Maine are competing in the 2024 NCAA basketball tournaments. Here are details on when their teams play and how you can watch the games. Check back for updates on how these players and their teams fared. • The University of Maine women meet Ohio State in a first-round game in Columbus, Ohio. The Black Bears have three Mainers on
Portland Press HeraldMar 21 2024
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Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices
Maine home sales increased year over year last month, ending a more than two-year slump of declining sales. It’s a positive sign that the low inventory that has held the housing market in a vice-grip may be easing, but February sales were still too low for comfort and real estate experts say Maine’s not in the clear just yet. Just 789 houses changed hands last month, an 11.4% increase from the
Portland Press HeraldMar 25 2024
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Maine MILL preserving memories of Lewiston’s darkest day
LEWISTON — A small room at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor — Maine MILL, for short — contains a heart-wrenching exhibit of Lewiston’s darkest day. On one pedestal sit four tiny white statues of hands forming the “I Love You” sign used by the deaf community, created in the aftermath of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting by artists Rick and Rebecca Szynkowski, and originally
Lewiston Sun JournalMar 21 2024
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Louisville to keep Main Street open this summer
Main Street in Louisville will stay open this summer, after the Louisville City Council voted recently to not temporarily close several downtown blocks from late April through early November. At the same time, numerous restaurants have offered outdoor seating in recent years through the town’s patio program. The popular program creates an outdoor seating area in a parking space in front of a
Boulder Daily CameraMar 25 2024
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The Note celebrates grand opening on Lexington's Main Street
LEXINGTON — Richland County Commissioner Cliff Mears said people will have to see The Teller Building to believe what it’s become. The Note — a cocktail bar and drive-thru in Lexington’s former Home Savings Bank — celebrated a grand opening on March 22. Located at 40 E. Main St., The Teller Building also hosts boutique hotel rooms, offices for Hello Events and Wildwood Partners, and a shared
Richland SourceMar 12 2024
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concert to be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage
The third concert of the past season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. The concert was performed on July 25, 2023, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Listen online at mainepublic.org/classical-music. The performance program featured: POULENC: Sonata for Flute and Piano SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in
Central Maine Morning SentinelMar 22 2024
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Maine to open two public defender offices in rural counties
The state will establish two new public defender offices covering Aroostook, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, and change the name of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services. Gov. Janet Mills signed the emergency bill, L.D. 653, into law Thursday after it passed unanimously in both houses. The legislation creates positions for 10 new
The Maine MonitorMar 15 2024
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Bill to help lower-income renters in Maine advances
A plan to help lower-income renters in Maine is advancing.
A bill passed by the Maine House and Senate would create a commission including landlords and stakeholders.
They'll search for ways to incentivize landlords to rent to tenants who use rental support services. • Also read: Maine to get more than $14 million in federal funds for coastal resiliency projects
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WGME 13Mar 20 2024
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Water Main Break Reported In San Ramon
SAN RAMON, CA — A water main has broken between Old Dougherty and Dougherty roads in San Ramon, according to the City of Dublin. The break was reported in the southbound number one lane.
Crews from the Dublin San Ramon Services District are on-scene repairing the break, and expect to finish by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Drivers are advised to exercise caution in the area.
Patch.comMar 20 2024
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Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles. The rules, , would require an increasing percentage of new light-duty vehicles to be zero emission vehicles every year. The new standards would start with 51% in 2028 and grow to 82% by 2032. The
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