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‘A balloon festival? That won’t fly here.’ How Lewiston’s Balloon Festival founders defied the odds and raised the community.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (769+ words) “You believe in doing things, and I’d like to have a hot air balloon festival,” he told her. Desgrosseilliers couldn’t believe her ears. The idea felt random, but Valcourt, a firefighter, explained that the wind pattern in Lewiston and Auburn…...
Commissioner Makin’s DOE is built on delusion | Opinion
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (692+ words) Jacob Posik is the political director of Maine Civic Action and the director of legislative affairs of Maine Policy Institute. Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin would like Mainers to believe she is leaving the state’s education system better…...
Passionate pickleball players patch park courts in Augusta
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (812+ words) AUGUSTA — Every morning at Calumet Park, the only sound more distinct than plastic balls bouncing off paddles is the sound of laughter echoing across the pickleball courts. Each day in the summer, around two dozen people gather at the park…...
Obituary: Jeannette B. Colford
1+ day, 37+ min ago (248+ words) OAKLAND – Jeannette B. Colford, 95, born Feb. 28, 1931, in Oakland, passed away peacefully on Aug. 8, 2026, at Glenridge Nursing Home in Augusta. She was the daughter of Donat and Florina (Bourassa) Rossignol. She graduated from Williams High School in Oakland, Class of 1950. Jeannette…...
In Jackman, a working forest anchors a community’s vision | Nature Connects
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (410+ words) Tom Duffus is vice president and state director for The Conservation Fund in Freeport, Maine. Rick Petrie is town manager of Jackman, Maine. But two years ago, the future of this land — and the community’s access to its resources — was…...
Maine’s Jewish leadership elects to turn a blind eye | Opinion
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (323+ words) Abby Alfred is a strategic consultant based in Portland. She has lived in Jerusalem where she worked with both Israeli and Palestinian organizations, including dialogue and peace building organizations. My husband and I have been trying to navigate raising Jewish…...
3 organizations to receive grants from opioid settlement funds
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (491+ words) AUGUSTA — Three organizations focused on addressing homelessness and substance use disorder in the community are set to receive $175,000 from the city’s opioid settlement funds after city councilors approved the grant proposals last week. The settlement funds are part of approximately…...
Salad season shouldn’t come with a warning label | Opinion
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (557+ words) Mark Law is CEO of Rosemont Market & Bakery. Summer is in full swing and the flavors of Maine are popping off. Farm stands are chock-full of corn, berries, tomatoes, greens and assorted vegetables. I recently created several delightful salads made…...
Maine’s educational leaders need to face a hard reality | Opinion
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (422+ words) Charlie Urquhart teaches social studies at Richmond High School and is a member of the RSU 2 School Board representing Hallowell. He is a parent of two children in public schools. The opinions expressed here are the writer’s own. Maine’s Department…...
Operation HOPE marks 9 years in Waterville, calls for more volunteers
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (911+ words) WATERVILLE — Todd Stevens said he knew Michael Goodwin because Goodwin had been barred from more places in town than Stevens he could count. Stevens also lost track of how many times Goodwin had overdosed. But Stevens, the community outreach coordinator…...