A Lucas Nelson concert is set for Sidney, Johnny Peers plans to bring his dogs to Bath, Corinna farm preps corn maze for guests, Maine Cheese Festival planned in Pittsfield, Waterville readies for Celtic Thunder and ‘Modern Biology’ shows.
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6 central Maine festivals you won’t want to miss
Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival, Thunder Road Farm in Corinna, Pittsfield’s Maine Cheese Festival, Maine Maple Fall Festival, Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, and Gardiner’s Swine & Stein Brewfest are scheduled.
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7 fairs in and around central Maine to close out season
The Harmony Free Fair and Clinton Lions Club Fair are planned for Friday-Monday, the Litchfield Fair starts Saturday, the New Portland Lions Fair opens Sept. 17, Farmington Fair is planned for Sept. 20-26, Common Ground Fair in Unity is open Sept. 25-27, and Fryeburg Fair is Oct. 4-11.
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Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: August 2026
Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.
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Maine astronaut Jessica Meir completes her 7th spacewalk
The Caribou native and a European Space Agency astronaut spent nearly 7 hours conducting repairs and maintenance outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
The revelation raises questions about whether Kennedy lied to Congress.
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Maine sues U.S. health officials over threats to Title X funding for family planning
Nearly 2 dozen states, including Maine, allege the new conditions are ‘unlawful several times over’ and are asking a judge to block their enforcement.
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Trump border czar visits Maine, says ‘more enforcement action’ to come
Tom Homan told a Republican state lawmaker that he was visiting to meet with officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE.
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E.B. White’s 98-year-old poem is now a children’s book
E.B. White’s ‘Natura in Urbe’ is the basis of a new book called ‘The Duck Can’t Sleep,’ with art by Maine illustrator Melissa Sweet and a foreword by White’s granddaughter.
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In Maine, N.H.’s high peaks, 3 rare butterflies live at the edge of survival | Column
In this Maine Field Notes, a search for 2 rare butterflies in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range leads to a closer look at 3 alpine butterflies surviving in some of New England’s harshest and most fragile habitats, Rebecca Richard writes.