Mainer, 6, qualifies for coveted Amateur National Motocross Championship

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PORTLAND, Maine — Starbucks located at 176 Middle Street in Portland has filed to unionize, joining Biddeford to become the second Starbucks in Maine to form a union. According to a Starbucks Workers United Twitter post on Tuesday, this is the first Starbucks store in Portland to form a union, and the second in the state.

SACO, Maine — As students across Maine prepare to head back to the classroom after summer break, dozens of school and nutrition leaders are preparing to implement a new program to help students and their health. "The most nutritious foods we can feed our students are available, grown, raised,...

PORTLAND, Maine — A woman from Connecticut has died after reportedly experiencing a medical event while she was in the water at a beach in Ogunquit. The 62-year-old, whose name has not been released, was brought out of the water at about 3 p.m. Monday by lifeguards and other bystanders, according to a news release issued by the Ogunquit Fire Department.

BROWNFIELD, Maine — It's a disease that affects 2.3 million people around the world and about one million people in the U.S. Multiple sclerosis impacts the brain and central nervous system, causing a number of symptoms that can include vision loss, pain, fatigue, numbness, and neurological problems. A mom...

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MAINE, USA — We have waited a long time for this...a storm that will bring drought relief to places that need it most in Maine. A rare August nor'easter will begin to take shape as low pressure deepens as it moves into the Gulf of Maine on Wednesday. Rain...

MAINE, USA — One Maine school district is paying teachers an hourly stipend to act as custodial staff after work. Another is trying to recruit parents to work as educational technicians. A third has 12 teacher openings it needs to fill before school starts Aug. 31. Maine schools are...

BANGOR, Maine — Two students from the United Technologies Center in Bangor, traveled to Atlanta in June to compete in the national SkillsUSA competition. “It was one day, eight hours. They gave us a prompt at the beginning of it and we had to model, texture, animate an animated short,” said Keegan Nilsson.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Maine man who attended the siege on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is pleading not guilty to 11 criminal counts for his participation during the raid. Six of the 11 counts are felony charges. During opening statements, prosecutors said the courtroom would...

TEXAS, USA — An "invasive" Australian crawfish has invaded Texas, and according to some, it tastes like lobster, KHOU reports. The Australian redclaw crawfish was recently found in an apartment complex pond in southern Texas, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Three lobster-sized mudbugs were collected from...

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Nine teachers from across Maine began a week-long STEM course, where they're learning skills like coding, soldering, and basic engineering. It's called Teachers in Space, and it's meant to provide tools to educators so they can inspire their students to pursue valuable careers in STEM fields, particularly as it pertains to space.

FORT KENT, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine State Library announced two new initiatives on Monday to preserve Acadian history in the Pine Tree State. A news release from the governor's office stated the initiatives aim to digitize historical records pertaining to people of French heritage in Maine.

ORONO, Maine — The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine houses hundreds of indigenous artifacts, and one 19th-century clan helmet is returning to its owners. The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska requested in 2018 that the museum return the 19th-century Tlingit frog clan helmet. However, prior to its return, the museum director and a team of engineers and artists sought to create a replica.

ELLSWORTH, Maine — It’s that time of year when your backyard garden may be producing more produce than you know what to do with. But there's a program in Downeast Maine that wants to turn your excess food into meals for those in need. Since 2013, Healthy Acadia’s...

If you’ve taken your bottles and cans to a local CLYNK recycling depot, you may have witnessed the depots are full or overflowing. “Throughout the summer right now we’ve been struggling with volume levels that we have never seen in the 17 years that CLYNK has been around,” Dan Kiley, CLYNK's director of brand delivery, said.

PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Public Schools District is considering a proposal to limit high school choice to balance its enrollment and ensure diversity. Superintendent Xavier Botana presented the proposal to the Board of Education Tuesday night. In the past, students have been able to choose between attending Portland...

PORTLAND, Maine — For the first time in two and a half years, Stephon Duret is back doing what he loves—live theatre. He plays Lola, one of the two lead roles in Maine State Music Theatre’s production of “Kinky Boots.”. “It is everything you could ask...

AUGUSTA, Maine — A "large metal object" crashed into the ground just outside the main entrance to the Maine State Capitol on Friday afternoon, police say. A news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety stated the object weighing between 6 and 7 pounds crashed into the ground at a high velocity, about 6 to 8 feet from an officer who was walking outside the entrance. Two other people were nearby and saw the incident. No one was injured.

ORLAND, Maine — When people think of Maine, words such as "getaway," "vacation," "nature," "wilderness," and more come to mind. This Orland property perfectly sticks to the typical stereotypes of Maine that out-of-staters envision when thinking about the Pine Tree State. Situated on Craig Pond, this luxurious, remote cabin...