Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon’s ‘American Idol’ journey ends
Gagnon sang songs by The B-52’s and Adele, but fell short of votes to propel her into the top 5 Sunday night.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
I-95 in Connecticut reopens after tanker crash
Repairs to a bridge and road were completed in about 80 hours.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
Maine Forecast: Sunny start to the week – with a drastic change to end it
Spring fever will be in full effect to kick things off Monday as the rain ends from west to east overnight. Look for plenty of sunshine during the afternoon on Monday for southwest Maine, but clouds hold tough in eastern parts of the state. Temps will flirt and reach 70 for the first two days […]
Posted inBusiness
Augusta’s New Ventures Maine to offer free classes in May
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine is set to offer 20 free workshops and classes statewide in May in three program areas: small business, career building and financial education. Workshops and classes are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to build a career, start a business and manage money. The full […]
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Photos: A Beethoven bicentennial performance at Colby College
The final rehearsal for Choral Masterwork, featuring the Colby Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, was held Friday at Colby College. The orchestra features about 70 musicians and the choir about 100 singers from Colby and the community. Performances drew capacity crowds Saturday and Sunday to the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts at the Waterville campus. The free performances marked the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, “Choral.” The symphony, which was performed at the concert, premiered May 7, 1824.
All photos by staff photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
‘Secret courts and secret decisions’: Calls for transparency in Maine’s child welfare system
Do confidentiality rules protect children and their families, or shield government agencies from public scrutiny?
Posted inNation & World, News
As U.S. spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases
From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities
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Overwhelmed educators have ‘nothing left’ for kids in understaffed schools
Schools across the state are struggling with a shortage of personnel. Some districts — like Lewiston — say they’ve nearly had to close at times.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Actor Bernard Hill, of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ has died at 79
His death came the same day the second series of the BBC drama ‘The Responder’ was to air, in which he played the father of the show’s star, Martin Freeman.