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There are more devices in Mainers’ lives than ever. No one knows where they end up.
WATERVILLE — This fall, on an unseasonably warm day in a warehouse on a dead end road, Chris Martin, founder of Give IT. Get IT., reached into a box of iPhones and turned one on. The phone appeared unblemished -- no cracked screen or scratches, no missing buttons. A...
Baby bottles to Brandon gear: Republican PAC hauls in cash from small donors
Ever wanted to spend two hours baking pies with state Rep. Shelley Rudnicki (R-Fairfield)? How about the chance to own Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) used baseball cap from the 130th Legislature? Those are just two items among hundreds that were sold during an...
Twenty defendants, previously turned away, given new reporting dates at York jail
York County Superior Court Judge Richard Mulhern on Friday gave new reporting dates to more than 20 criminal defendants who were sentenced to self-report to the York County Jail in recent months, yet were turned away because of COVID-19 and staffing problems, often...
Donor support helped the Monitor break story about COVID and a local jail
Readers might presume that when journalists from The Maine Monitor call public officials for information, or to comment on facts that we already know, they reply promptly with the answers we need. It rarely works that way, especially when the nature of the inquiry...
Hiding in plain sight: How plastics inflame the climate crisis
Plastic is ubiquitous, filling stores, overtopping landfills and littering shorelines. It’s even within us, since residual plastic particles now lace air, water and food. While the hazards posed by microplastics are still emerging, an obvious peril has been hiding in...
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Keeping a culture alive, one drumbeat at a time
The Thunder Women of the Passamaquoddy tribe aren’t just honoring ancestors, they’re healing their community and themselves.
Maine Reckoning: Our first podcast explores Black lives in Maine a year after the murder of George Floyd
Episode one features Dustin Ward, a racial justice and reconciliation advocate who also serves on the New Gloucester town select board.
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Chasing Maine: The rodeo clown
A rodeo clown discusses what it’s like to partake in the most dangerous eight seconds in sports.
Chasing Maine: The Oasis
Though humble in size, volunteer-run Casco Days fair is a display of pride and generous community spirit.
Chasing Maine: The Antique Car Show
The weekly antique car show in Cumberland allows anyone to bring a classic car or simply admire the vintage beauties.
