Value of a birch tree inoculated with chaga spores could increase in value from $30 to $625 when the chaga matures.
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Missing Brunswick woman found safe, police say
Brunswick police Chief Scott Stewart said Thursday that the 55-year-old woman was found in a remote, wooded area.
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Maine moving forward with budworm control, but funding delay will limit spray area
After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the area threatened by the forest pest.
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Health care groups push to roll back miscarriage reporting requirements
A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Former lumber company demolished in Lewiston
Dilapidated buildings at former Pineland Lumber Company in Lewiston removed in anticipation of development.
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See last week’s snow storm and an arrest at a fire in The Week in Photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from March 22-28, 2025.
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Puttering around in the snow
Young Auburn lad plays in the fresh fallen snow Saturday morning.
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Movement at the museum
Taiko Maine Dojo workshop Friday night at the Maine MILL in Lewiston.
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Taking the plunge: Cops take 24 polar dips for Special Olympics Maine
Officers and community members ran into the ocean every hour for 24 hours this weekend and raised thousands for the organization.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Hartford man shot, killed by police during assault call
The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies shot a Hartford man Saturday night after his stepfather reported a domestic assault.