French Canadian migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries helped to create lasting francophone communities across Maine.
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Three central Maine graduates reflect on their lives and what’s next
Three central Maine students have followed very different paths to reach high school graduation, and they say they’re ready to take on their next challenges.
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Trump administration stalls UMaine’s offshore wind project
The University of Maine was ordered to halt work on the research project just weeks before it had planned to launch its most advanced floating wind turbine yet.
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Developer for Gulf of Maine offshore wind project puts power contract talks on hold
Pine Tree Offshore Wind has requested that the talks be temporarily suspended, citing ‘recent shifts in the energy landscape.’
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Passenger in crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime Academy students pleads guilty
Noelle Tavares, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, accepted a deal in Hancock County Superior Court on Friday afternoon.
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Driver gets 3 years in prison for crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students
Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 21, was sentenced for four counts of manslaughter and other charges in a Hancock County courtroom on Friday.
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Passenger in fatal Castine crash pleads not guilty to ‘co-conspirator’ charges
At her arraignment Thursday morning, Noelle Tavares, 21, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, denied responsibility for the December 2022 crash that killed 4 of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates.
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Driver in crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students indicted on 17 charges
Police say Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 20, of North Babylon, New York, was speeding and under the influence of alcohol when he lost control of an SUV and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames.
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Gardiner gathers to mourn Chase Fossett
Memorial for Fossett, the 2020 Gardiner Area High School graduate, draws hundreds of supporters and heartfelt words.
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Book review: In his latest novel, Jeffrey Lewis tackles some very big questions
‘Land of Cockaigne’ examines the impact the wealthy have on their communities, the ugliness of reactionary politics, and the sometimes insular nature of small towns.