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Maine Communities Open Cooling Centers To Beat The Heat

Z107.3 - Maine · June 23, 2025

Cooling centers are being opened around the state as temperatures are expected to reach 100 this week. Maine Heat Wave Could Cause Issues for People With Breathing Problems The Spring/Summer weather we've all been wishing for is finally here, and...

Falmouth Community Fest unites town with music, food, and fun despite rainy weather

WGME - Maine ·

FALMOUTH, Maine (WGME) -- The second annual Falmouth Community Fest Saturday brought laughter, music, and food to Falmouth's Community Park. "We have balloon animals, face painting, lots of stuff for kids, so it’s just to bring out everybody in...

Music, wrestling, special star and tacos coming to Royal Oak

Daily Tribune - Michigan · June 22, 2025

Downtown Royal Oak has always had a tasty food scene, and from July 3 to July 6, it will be highlighted by the Royal Oak Taco Festival. This celebration includes plenty of family fun with music, Lucha Libre wrestling, special guests and, of...

Canadian trips back from the U.S. plummet again amid trade war: StatCan

Global News · July 10, 2025

For the sixth straight month, Canadians are taking fewer trips to the United States compared to last year, according to the latest data. That new data also shows many are considering alternative destinations as the trade war continues to sour the...

Oklahoma is asking a federal judge to fine big poultry companies millions for polluting the Illinois River

The Frontier - Oklahoma ·

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking a federal judge to fine some of the nation’s largest poultry companies tens of millions of dollars and order them to stop spreading bird waste in sensitive areas that drain into the Illinois...

Entertainment events this week in Grundy County: June 22-28

Grundy Reporter - Illinois · June 22, 2025

Catch the best entertainment Grundy County has to offer this week. The following entertainment events are scheduled to take place this week. Monday, June 23 Event: White Elephant Bingo Morris Area Public Library 12:30-1:30 pm Tuesday, June 24...

Man Ejected from Tractor Trailer & Seriously Injured in Maine

Big Country 96.9 - Maine · June 28, 2025

A 58-year-old man was seriously injured Friday after he was ejected from a tractor trailer following a crash on I-95 in Old Town. Man Ejected from Tractor Trailer The Maine State Police said Robert Pierce from Westbrook was taken to Eastern Maine...

Man Charged with Assaulting Parents after Home Invasion in Maine

101.9 The Rock - Maine · June 28, 2025

A 40-year-old man was arrested for Assault after breaking into his parents’ home and attacking them in China, Maine. Man said “I’m Here to Kill You” The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said Jacob Merrill told his parents, “I’m here to kill you.”...

Sorry, Baby: How Eva Victor Made a Personal First Movie About Sexual Assault ‘Feel Like a Hug’ (Exclusive)

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Eva Victor is the writer, director and star of Sorry, Baby, in theaters June 27 The 2025 Sundance Film Festival breakout follows Agnes, played by Victor, who is navigating the aftermath of sexual assault Victor speaks to PEOPLE about...

Anna Kendrick Returns to Maine for Live Comedy Show

Times News Global · June 28, 2025

PORTLAND, Maine — Actress Anna Kendrick returned to her hometown on June 28, 2023, to participate in a live taping of “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” The event featured Kendrick alongside panelists Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, and Josh Gondelman....

Berry Bad News: Two Popular Maine Farms Close U-Pick for 2025

Kool AM - Maine · June 28, 2025

If your summer plans involved strolling through a berry field, channeling your inner farm-to-table influencer — bad news came this week. Two of Maine’s best-known pick-your-own farms are taking the 2025 season off… but not by choice. Jordan’s Farm...

Paddleboarder, 48, found dead after vanishing while on pond during camp trip as cops launch hunt for ‘killer’

The U.S. Sun · July 10, 2025

A PADDLEBOARDER who mysteriously vanished during a camping trip has been found dead. Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart’s body was found just hours after she went out onto the water in Maine. 3 Sunshine Stewart was found dead - hours after she went...

Business Portland Press Herald, Maine New 'incubator' wants to keep Maine life science startups from heading to Boston

Yahoo News ·

Jun. 28—Matt Hoffner has seen too many of Maine's promising life science startups leave the state to grow their companies. Entrepreneurs in the burgeoning industry reach a point where they've developed their idea and need to test it out in a...

Cooper Flagg, a competitive apparel battle and the winning pitch: 'Like a movie'

The New York Times · June 26, 2025

Four conference rooms. Three pitch meetings. All for one chance to land a future star. Rewind to May 20, 2024, the day three factions of rival apparel company executives descended on the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. The purpose...

‘Loud & Layered: A Queer Fashion Exhibition’ T.W. Wood celebrates LGBTQ styles and more

The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont ·

A jaunty red and white striped unitard with brass buttons and a flounce of cream-colored lace with a black bow evoke the style and showmanship of a circus ringmaster. A ballgown, its black tulle skirt spangled with photographs of queer people in...

The new athlete payment plan might restore sanity in college sports

Providence Journal - Rhode Island ·

New revenue-sharing rules in college sports will likely decrease athlete salaries and increase roster stability. The NBA draft is becoming less exciting due to a perceived sense of entitlement in the professional game. Debate continues on whether...

Top performers from final week of Maine high school baseball championships

Sporting News · June 27, 2025

Maine's 2024-25 high school sports season closed last week with MPA state baseball semifinals (which are also regional finals) and finals. Biddeford, Greely, Monmouth Academy, and St. Dominic finished on top as champions in Classes A-D,...

Doesn't Take A Genius To Rave About 'The Institute'

MediaPost ·

The key ingredient in a new, eight-part MGM+ drama coming this Sunday is the actor who plays the lead character. He is Joe Freeman (pictured above), who takes up the role of a 14-year-old genius-prodigy named Luke Ellis in “The Institute,” a...

Maine's new ticketing transparency law could be a model for others, music industry advocates say

Maine Public Broadcasting Network · June 20, 2025

Gov. Janet Mills has signed a new law that's intended to protect Maine consumers from predatory live event ticketing practices. Some independent music and arts venues say it offers some of the strongest protections from deceptive resale practices...

A visa pause threatens Maine schools that depend on international students

Piscataquis Observer - Maine ·

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff In a typical spring, high school students from around the world — China, Vietnam, South Korea, Spain, Germany, Italy and many other countries — would be scheduling interview appointments for the visas...