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What's next for retired Maine radio host Lori Voornas? She has no idea.
News Center Maine
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July 10, 2025
Lori Voornas officially signed off from Maine radio last month after spending more than three decades in the biz. PORTLAND, Maine — After more than three decades in the business, Maine morning show radio host Lori Voornas has officially called it...
Maine’s storm preparedness may suffer under National Weather Service cuts
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
The fallout from the catastrophic flooding that has killed over 100 people in central Texas is raising new questions about how the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service could affect the forecasting for major storms across the...
One week later, Maine paddleboarder's murder remains a mystery
NECN - Massachusetts
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Maine State Police provided an update Wednesday as they continue to investigate after a missing paddleboarder was found murdered last week, asking residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behavior. In a Facebook post, state police...
Maine Monitor: A 1950s medical model grows in Maine
Daily Bulldog - Maine
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July 8, 2025
By Rose Lundy of the Maine Monitor July 3, 2025 Photo courtesy Apotheosis Health Direct Primary Care. After about 15 years in different health care settings, Brad Tuttle and his wife, Alley Tuttle, decided to leave traditional health care and...
Maine labor advocates celebrate progress, but continue push for workers’ protections after mixed legislative session
Maine Beacon
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July 8, 2025
Labor leaders are celebrating a string of victories at the State House this year — from new shutdown protections to expanded clean energy jobs — but say lawmakers missed key opportunities to address chronic issues like the state worker pay gap and...
Maine Is One of the Worst States to Be a Fan of Sports
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 8, 2025
This isn’t to say that the fans in Maine are the worst—it’s just that Maine isn’t the most ideal state for sports fans. And we want to be clear—yes, we absolutely recognize that sports fans here in Maine are passionate, especially when it comes to...
Maine’s Best ‘Hole-In-The-Wall’ Restaurant Has a Cult Following
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 8, 2025
Our Pine Tree State is home to many incredible restaurants, but one in particular is being compared to the best across the country! Seriously, Maine is packed with incredible restaurants, offering something special from the Piscataqua River Bridge...
Maine Fire Marshal Is Investigating A Stetson Camper Explosion
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 8, 2025
The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating after a camper exploded in Stetson. Maine Fire Officials Say No One Was Hurt in the Stetson Explosion No one was hurt in the incident that happened at around 2 p.m. on Monday. Stetson Fire Personnel...
Rachel Dratch Brings Big Laughs to Maine This Summer
94.9 WHOM - Maine
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July 10, 2025
Maine, it’s time to get your funny bone ready because the one, the only Rachel Dratch is making her way to Waterville at the end of July. Yes, that Rachel, from SNL., you know, Debbie Downer? Well, she is hitting the stage at the Waterville Opera...
Maine ranked 33rd in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Pine State News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov With $345,618 in home loans issued, Maine ranked 33rd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the first quarter...
Maine faces flooding threat late Tuesday afternoon as storms develop
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 8, 2025
Maine faces flooding threat late Tuesday afternoon as storms develop THE EVENING. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED...
Shocker: Coach Kipp Hoopsfest Moves To Maine West For 1st Time
Arlington Heights Journal - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Derril Kipp saw a lot in his 35 years as head girls basketball coach at Maine West, but one thing he never saw was West host a tournament that is now named in his honor. Maine West will host the first of two days of the 36th annual Coach Kipp’s...
Maine’s marine connections to Iceland range from cargo ships to puffins
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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July 8, 2025
I’m reading a memoir of a woman who ended up moving to Iceland after filming a documentary there in which she describes the arrival of her long-awaited things arriving in Eimskip shipping containers. There is much more to say about the book,...
Investigators say someone killed missing paddleboarder found dead in Maine
WJAR - Rhode Island
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Maine State Police are searching for the person who killed a woman who was reported missing while paddleboarding. Sunshine Stewart was found dead last week at a lake in Union. Authorities have not yet said how she died, but did rule her death a...
Cooper Flagg and twin brother, Ace, to hold basketball camp at University of Maine
WABI - Maine
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July 10, 2025
ORONO, Maine (WMTW) - Basketball standouts and twin brothers Cooper Flagg, the top pick in the 2025 NBA draft, and Ace Flagg, a high school champion in three different states, will be holding an instructional camp in their home state of Maine next...
UMaine Extension Offers Specialty Jam and Pickle Workshops at Maine Tasting Center
The Lincoln County News - Maine
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July 10, 2025
Pickling will be the topic of a workshop at Maine Tasting Center in Wiscasset on Friday, Aug. 29. (Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension) University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering two food preservation workshops at...
Direct primary care clinic opens in Maine
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“What’s coming is very alarming,” Brad said. “We’re teetering on the edge already right now and if you come in and take $800 billion from Medicaid (as was initially proposed), we’re in serious trouble.” Brad said direct primary care clinics like...
Maine and a GOP Lawmaker Who ID’d Transgender Athlete Agree Lawsuit Now Moot
WPOR 101.9 - Maine
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender teen student athlete online now agree that the lawmaker’s appeal over her loss of voting rights for her post is now moot. Republican...
18 Maine South Athletes Earn NISCA Academic All-American Status
Arlington Heights Journal - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Boys and girls swimmers from Maine South accounted for 18 of Illinois’ 83 NISCA academic All-American athletes to help Illinois rank No. 6 in the nation for most selections. A total of 22 boys and girls from the Journal-area were honored. To earn...
Southern Maine road closed after car stereo part mistaken for bomb
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 10, 2025
Police closed a York County road for several hours on Thursday after a discarded piece of a car stereo system was mistaken for a bomb. The York County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a suspicious object on the side of Lower Guinea Road in Lebanon...