Only 8% of used cars for sale in Maine are priced under $20,000 – a trend rooted in the pandemic.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Maine to get early fall preview this week while rest of U.S. swelters in ‘ring of fire’
America’s heartland will bake this week, but heat will be hard to find in the Northeast.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine Army National Guard soldiers reunite 20 years after Iraq deployment in Winthrop
The former members of the 133rd Engineer Battalion were part of the largest call-up of any Maine military unit since World War II.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Local fishermen rescue two people from burning yacht
Two lobster boats responded to an urgent call of mariners in distress Saturday off Georgetown.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Dozens rally near Maine State House to protest hate
The ‘Love is Louder’ demonstration was held Saturday in response to a neo-Nazi protest the previous week.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Bath Iron Works union approves new contract, averting repeat strike
Machinists Union Local S6 and BIW owner General Dynamics had their first contract negotiations since a 2020 strike.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Winslow native shows snowmobilers the way with a little help from the business community
Jake Warn’s website, sledtrx.com, is a resource for riders planning their next winter trip through Maine woods, and his work got a boost from Waterville-based Dirigo Labs, a regional startup accelerator.
Posted inLocal & State, News
How I became homeless
Across Portland and numerous other Maine communities, homelessness has grown far more visible since the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked people living on the streets this summer to share their stories.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winthrop Sidewalk Art Fair showcases art and community
For 35 years, the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce has put on the art festival, which draws people from across the region to Winthrop to see the works of dozens of local artists and showcase what the town has to offer.