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The fire on Stephen's Lane was reported shortly after noon and was declared a three-alarm fire at 1:05 p.m. (via the Bar Harbor Story)

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It all comes down to how much food you want to grow, and how much effort you are willing to put in.

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On Saturday, Pope Francis suffered a prolonged respiratory crisis that required "high flows" of oxygen to help him breathe through a nasal tube.

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The adaptation of Cathie Pelletier’s novel "The Funeral Makers" will be performed during the upcoming Maine Drama Festival in Brewer.

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"I couldn’t believe what I was seeing through the small window of the ice shack," writes columnist Chris Sargent. "It was a bit puzzling at first, but after readjusting the focus on my binoculars, there it was again, then again."

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He scored a staggering 43 points in a high school tournament game on Saturday night. And he's not even in high school yet.

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Senior Ace Flagg, who has committed to play at the University of Maine, now has championships in three states during his high school career.

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The Mattanawcook Academy Lynx has a strong team defense, but it wasn't enough to hold off the Howlers on Saturday night.

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The No. 1 Wolverines poured it on late in the game to beat Katahdin 47-28 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

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The past week has brought excitement, triumphs, challenges and buzzer beaters as the high school basketball tournament approaches its end.

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When it comes to seedling containers, you can save money by making them with materials you already have at home.

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UMaine improved to 13-14 overall and 8-6 in America East while Binghamton fell to 14-14 and 6-9.

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See whether your team has made it to the state championship after the first round of regional championship games on Saturday.

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The Panthers defeated a spirited Schenck team of East Millinocket 43-40 to secure a spot in the state final on Saturday, March 1.

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"Regional final Friday is always bittersweet, in a way. It’s the beginning of the end of a long season and if you’ve been at a tourney site all week, you’re both exhausted and sad that the best week of the year is almost over."

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine, after what it called the state’s “blatant disregard” of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

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Changing up what you grow is one of the ways to keep gardening interesting every year. Here are some ideas.

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The proposed rule would require solar companies to pay a fee to the DEP to develop on what is assessed as "high-value agricultural farmland." The Board of Environmental Protection voted Thursday to advance the rule to public comment period, and to schedule a public hearing.

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she's worried Acadia National Park won't be able to hire the seasonal employees required to keep the park running.

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The University of Maine men’s hockey team scored a pair of power play goals to snap an 0-for-29 drought, but it wasn’t enough.

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Editorial: "If elected officials are looking for how to stand up to President Donald Trump and his illegal bullying threats, they should look to Maine Gov. Janet Mills."

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The acquisition is part of a larger effort in Maine to restore access and ownership of tribal lands to the Wabanaki people.

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The top-seeded Eagles used a balanced scoring attack and aggressive defense to win Friday night.

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"The flurry of activity thrust the state into the national spotlight and reignited debates over the politically fraught issue of transgender children competing in girls’ sports."

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Caribou moves on to play York in the Class B state final on Saturday, March 1 at 2:45 p.m.

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The Broncos move on to play Mt. Ararat of Topsham in the Class A state championship on Friday, Feb. 28 at the Augusta Civic Center.

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The plaintiffs — including the city of Baltimore and higher education groups — sued the administration earlier this month, arguing the orders are unconstitutional and a blatant overreach of presidential authority.

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Caribou won 61-46 and will now face the Biddeford Tigers in the Class B state title game.

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Both the girl's and boy's teams are vying for the Class C North championship, a feat that hasn't been achieved in years.

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It was the third state championship in four years for the Camden Hills girls. The first two were in Class A in 2022 and ‘23.

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Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976. All were in Utah.

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The Orono boys will be playing in their fourth-straight Class B North regional championship on Friday night at the Cross Center in Bangor.

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The plea deal is the latest development in a case that has gripped the small County town for more than a year.

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The planned construction is part of an ongoing $30.6 million project to replace bridges and enhance intersections.

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Sam Whittemore, who is accused of killing his wife in Readfield this week will undergo a competency review before his criminal proceedings continue.

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The news comes after Trump said Thursday that he would take away Maine’s federal funding, prompting a war of words with Gov. Janet Mills at the White House on Friday.

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Mills was attending an event for governors at the White House in Washington on Friday when the exchange happened.

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The firestorm started earlier this week after Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, made a post that pictured and named a transgender student who won a recent girls indoor track and field championship.

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"If it was just the flop, OK, but for the flop to indirectly lead to the game-winning bucket? Oh man. That's brutal."

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Before moving to Broadway in the early 1990s, WKIT operated out of the Pearl Building at 8 Harlow St., at the bottom of State Street hill. Prior to that, it broadcast out of 1 Main St., the building that now houses Umami Noodle Bar.

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"We’ll see you in court," Mills told Trump after he threatened to withhold federal funds over the state's stance toward transgender athletes.

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“I oppose the president’s attempt to curtail funding for Maine and will advocate vigorously for our fair share of federal funding for Maine schools,” Collins said.

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Samuel Whittemore, who allegedly killed his wife this week, reportedly had worked for Elon Musk's SpaceX, among other engineering jobs.

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"This is a very dangerous moment. We've got to wake up and protect this institution, but much more importantly protect the people of the United States of America," writes U.S. Sen. Angus King.

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Video cameras captured a flash of green light in the sky and people heard the sound in various parts of the county. Others reportedly felt the earth shaking in Robbinston around the same time.

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“The State of Maine will not be intimidated by the President’s threats.”

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"When kids grow up with more education and opportunity, societies become more stable and prosperous, which reduces conflict and migration pressures, directly benefiting the U.S."

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Rep. Janice Dodge and Sen. Chip Curry, both Democrats of Belfast, have sponsored the bill that would require quasi-independent state entities that are selling property to give municipalities the right of first refusal to buy it.

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The Madawaska boys basketball team entered the Class C North regional tournament with a nearly perfect 17-1 record, and perhaps a little bit of the jitters.

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"To young people who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, know that I see you and I stand with you."

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