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Maine Rises to the Top: A National Leader in Women’s Rights
102.9 WBLM - Maine
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August 18, 2025
Maine stood out in a recent women's rights report with an exceptional performance. WalletHub, a personal finance website, published its annual report of the states with the best and worst records for women's rights. The Pine Tree State was listed...
Maine Outdoor Film Festival comes to Downtown Ellsworth
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 18, 2025
ELLSWORTH — Heart of Ellsworth, with support of lead sponsor Volta Climbing Gym, are proud to present the Maine Outdoor Film Festival at the Franklin Street Parklet in Downtown Ellsworth on Aug. 20, rain date Aug. 27. The Maine Outdoor Film...
The Hammerhead Worm in Maine has Pet Owners Concered
Outdoors
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August 17, 2025
Wildlife officials are warning pet owners about an invasive worm in Maine. The hammerhead worm looks like a cross between an earthworm and something you would see in a science fiction movie. As the name suggests, the head is flat like that of a...
Coast Guard pauses removal of Maine navigation buoys after pushback
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 18, 2025
People who were concerned about the U.S. Coast Guard’s plan to remove navigational buoys in the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean can breathe and boat a bit more easily for the moment. U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and a bipartisan group of New...
British fashion brand to shutter all 3 Maine stores amid US exit
Mainebiz - Oregon
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FatFace, a British fashion and lifestyle brand, plans to shutter all 23 of its stores in the United States —including three in Maine — as part of a plan to shift its North American focus to an online-only model. The stores occupy prime downtown...
3 Maine elementary schools to test new inclusive education model
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 18, 2025
In Bangor’s Downeast School, teachers are setting up for the upcoming year. Crayon boxes and name plates top small desks, signs spell out the ABC’s. In one classroom, a banner proclaims “All Are Welcome.” Principal Sarah Vickers said the...
Maine Democrats managed to put working families first | Opinion
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 18, 2025
In late June, the 132nd Legislature adjourned sine die (without day). This is my ninth year in the Legislature, and this recent session was particularly tumultuous. It seemed at times like the antics of Washington had spilled over into Augusta....
Hop aboard these Maine boat rides to sail through summer and into fall
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 18, 2025
There’s still plenty of time to get out on the water, and we’ve got a boatload of ideas for ways to soak up scenery, sunshine and entertainment off dry land. Here are several companies around the state that offer boat rides around the Maine coast....
Maine’s surge in tick-borne diseases linked to warming climate
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 17, 2025
In 2023, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a dramatic rise in babesiosis, a historically rare tick-borne disease, throughout New England. Here in Maine, where babesiosis was not previously considered endemic,...
Radical climate activism is causing toxic hysteria. Here’s how to stop it.
The Blaze
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August 17, 2025
Climate change is no longer just a conversation about science; it’s become a belief system, and for some people, a dangerous one. And Lucy Biggers, former climate influencer for NowThis and producer of a viral 2018 AOC campaign video, knows this...
US Fish & Wildlife headquarters in Hadley spared from closure
Athol Daily News - Massachusetts
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August 17, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast regional headquarters in Hadley is remaining open. FILE PHOTO By SCOTT MERZBACH HADLEY — In an apparent reversal of a decision by the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Northeast regional...
Here’s what the average Maine house price gets you in each county
Piscataquis Observer - Maine
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By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The average cost of a single family home in Maine now stands at $425,000, the latest data show. That’s the highest home prices in Maine have been in at least a decade. By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily...
Global Warming en Vogue, Deal With It!
Dissident Voice
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August 15, 2025
Global Warming (“GW”) is winning, and it is gaining. Obstacles to hotter temperatures are falling to the wayside, allowing GW to go for more intense heatwaves along with much, much higher sea levels. Alas, the greenest of green countries are...
Three Maine elementary schools to test new inclusive education model
The Maine Monitor
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August 17, 2025
In Bangor’s Downeast School, teachers are setting up for the upcoming year. Crayon boxes and name plates top small desks, signs spell out the ABC’s. In one classroom, a banner proclaims “All Are Welcome.” Principal Sarah Vickers said the...
Global Warming in Vogue, Deal With It!
Pressenza
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August 15, 2025
Global Warming (“GW”) is winning, and it is gaining. Obstacles to hotter temperatures are falling to the wayside, allowing GW to go for more intense heatwaves along with much, much higher sea levels. Alas, the greenest of green countries are...
Dark personality traits flourish in these specific environments, huge new study reveals
PsyPost
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August 17, 2025
A massive new study suggests that growing up in a society marked by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence may influence how willing people are to behave selfishly—even if it comes at a cost to others. The findings, published in the...
Senator pushes PFAS ban, drawing inspiration from Maine visit
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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August 17, 2025
Maine’s prohibition on farmers using treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on their agricultural fields could serve as a model for how Massachusetts can begin controlling impacts from so-called forever chemicals, state Sen. Jo Comerford says....
Bush family political dynasty may be eyeing a comeback in 2026 governor’s race in Maine
Fox News
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Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles on joining the 2026 Maine gubernatorial race and the long list of issues plaguing his state. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jonathan Bush, cousin of former President George W. Bush,...
Why is Maine experiencing more wildfire smoke recently?
News Center Maine
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August 16, 2025
Maine has seen more wildfire smoke in recent years, and the culprit is climate change. MAINE, USA — Wildfire smoke has been in the headlines constantly the past few summers. And some of you have asked: have we seen more wildfire smoke in Maine in...
Sipple sees Maine moose tag sail away, but disabled vet makes the most of opportunity
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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August 16, 2025
As the monthly meeting of their hunting camp was winding down, the dinner dishes were washed and dried and cigars were passed around as several members moved to the shade of the front porch. After several topics were discussed and a few...