#maine

#maine

In the summer of 2020, I started a directory of Black-owned businesses in Maine. I was looking for a way to support the Black community for people who couldn't attend protests. I also wanted to make a longer-term economic impact. It immediately took off. These were my neighbors and local businesses that I just hadn't heard about. That's the thing: People joke about Maine being the whitest state, but there are actually plenty of Black-owned businesses here.

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican representing the northeastern state of Maine, said on Thursday that immigration officials had ceased their "enhanced operations" in the state.

I like doing it I like being along the water,

A 19-year-old Connecticut woman died Saturday following a crash on a snowy Maine highway, authorities said. Maine State Police identified the teen as Joamaliz Orozco, an East Hartford resident. Shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, troopers responded to a crash on the Falmouth Spur near the on-ramp to Interstate 295 North in Falmouth, State Police said. The car, a white 2013 Subaru Impreza, had reportedly gone off the road and crashed into the guardrail.

The party would need to flip four seats to restore the majority it lost in 2022. (Democrats currently hold 47 seats, and with J.D. Vance's tie-breaking vote, the requisite number for control is 51.) And the 2026 map is forbidding: With only one Republican-held seat up for grabs in a blue state and two Democratic-held seats up in states Donald Trump won, the odds of the chamber switching hands have looked pretty long.

"During a Board meeting prior to the December break, there was a discussion regarding Policy AC (Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action)," Superintendent Audra Beauvais said in a statement.

The group said it estimated a population for the southern half of Maine of 3,174 adult loons and 568 chicks. Audubon bases its count on the southern portion of Maine because there are enough bird counters to get a reliable number. The count is more than twice the number when they started counting in 1983, and the count of adults has increased 13% from 10 years ago.

We knew that we'd have to immobilize it to be able to remove it, because a bull moose in the rut is not an unformidable animal. And it's very powerful," Steve Dunham, a regional wildlife biologist with the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, told the outlet.

A woman died after striking a deer with her motorcycle in Maine on Saturday. At 7:30 p.m., Dexter Police responded to a motorcycle accident on Route 7 northbound. Police reported the 63-year-old motorcyclist hit the deer as it crossed the roadway. The woman, whose name has not been released, sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Northern Light Medical Center in Bangor.

Maine's summertime weather is pretty idyllic, never really reaching above the low-80s. It's warm enough to hit the beach while remaining temperate.

Marjory Sweet's work interweaves poetry and recipes, showcasing the beauty of breakfast while reflecting her diverse experiences in farming, cooking, and writing.

Megs Senk: "There's a reason makers are drawn to this part of Maine. It attracts people who want to create things and be part of something-people with that New England pragmatism, even if they aren't originally from here."

Mollie Egold, 33, was pushing her twin boys in a stroller when they were struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver, Benjamin Lancaster, 44, on Hussey Road.

"The magic of Tinder Hearth is the alchemy of Tim Semler and Lydia Moffet, husband and wife Mainers who began their business by selling homemade sourdough bread at local farmers markets and shops."

In 2024, the average cost of a starter home in Maine was approximately $266,120, requiring a household income of at least $63,738 annually.

Maine's southern interior is home to a remarkable series of waterfalls, highlighted through a scenic 179-mile road trip, beginning and ending at Snow Falls Gorge.

In April, US Border Patrol arrested 113 undocumented immigrants in Maine, the highest monthly count in nearly 24 years, highlighting a significant surge in apprehensions.

In one of the sets of properties that we looked at in Maine, we found some rather extraordinary ticks that we don't usually see.