Carrabassett Valley Academy reopens Aug. 30
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – After months of careful planning and in consultation with medical professionals, the Maine Department of Education, the
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Zoning Change Sought To Create Portland’s Tallest Building
PORTLAND, Maine – A developer is seeking a zoning amendment that could clear the way for the Portland’s tallest building
Read moreNOAA Will Expand Recreational Cod Fishing Off New England
PORTLAND, Maine – The federal government is expanding the recreational fishing season for cod in the Gulf of Maine in
Read moreNew swab and send testing option opens in Maine
By the end of the week, DHHS says 90% of Mainers will have a testing option within 30 minutes of
Read moreTransmission Line Referendum Won’t Appear On November Ballot
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s secretary of state won’t be putting a referendum targeting a 145-mile hydropower transmission corridor on the
Read moreThe Saco River’s good Samaritans
A group of four friends, three of them certified scuba divers, have made it their mission this summer to haul
Read moreOn this date in Maine history: Aug. 24
Aug. 24, 1857: Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), a prolific painter who was born in Lovell and raised in Augusta and Fryeburg,
Read moreDeveloper seeks $32 million tax subsidy to build housing in downtown Portland
Presidium Real Estate is asking the city for a tax break over the next 30 years to help finance a
Read moreUMF hires assistant coach for women’s soccer
FARMINGTON – University of the Maine at Farmington’s head women’s soccer coach, Molly Wilkie, has announced the hiring of Avalon
Read moreMaine voters can’t kill the CMP corridor. Here’s how opponents will still try to.
Hours after Maine’s high court struck down a referendum aiming to kill Central Maine Power’s proposed corridor project earlier this
Read moreOrrington hires new town manager a year after town controversy and ‘rough patch’
ORRINGTON, Maine — The new Orrington town manager has his marching orders from selectmen: “Keep us out of the media
Read moreDown East work ethic helps veteran marathoner excel en route to Maine Running Hall of Fame
Gladys Ganiel O’Neill ran a personal best at the Dublin Marathon last October when she finished in 2 hours, 36
Read moreThe coronavirus wounded downtown Portland, but experts say it will recover
PORTLAND, Maine — Empty stores, papered-over windows and “closed” signs on doors — some permanent — appear at regular intervals
Read moreWeek In Photos: Aug. 15-22, 2020
Staff favorites from the Sun Journal photo staff from the past week. The post Week In Photos: Aug. 15-22, 2020
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