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Maine Public's August Book Club: Hunger Hill by Philip Baker
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- Maine Public's August Book Club: Hunger Hill by Philip Baker
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- 54:59
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- 2 years ago
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- Discover the history and mystery of the Monhegan Island Lighthouse in Maine. Video: Tobey MacCachran
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Safe Harbors: Lighthouses of Maine Coming Soon from Maine Public
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Safe Harbors is now available on Maine PBS Passport: https://video.mainepublic.org/video/safe-harbors-lighthouses-of-maine-lweibd/
Learn more about Maine PBS Passport and sign up here: https://www.mainepublic.org/maine-pbs-passport
You can also find more lighthouse information here: https://www.mainepublic.org/safe-harbors
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- “Safe Harbors: Lighthouses of Maine” premieres Sept 4! 💡⛴️ Bug Light video by Tobey MacChachran
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The team is one win away from a trip to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Maine Public's July Book Club: Home Now by Cynthia “CB” Anderson
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- 55:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Join Bill Nemtiz and Cynthia “CB” Anderson, author of Home Now: How 6000 Refugees Transformed an American Town.
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- NPR covered Scarborough Beach’s Newfie lifeguards, so we had to visit! Read or listen @ npr.org
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Kaitlyn Budion reports on Maine’s first aviation maintenance technician program
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- What is Moxie soda?
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Maine's state drink is Moxie soda. So what does it taste like?
Love it or hate it, Mainers have lots of opinions about it's funky flavor. Are you a fan? Lovers and haters alike will be at the annual Moxie fest in Lisbon, Maine on July 12 - 14.
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- Why houses are so expensive in Maine
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- 0:24
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- 2 years ago
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- The housing headlines aren't changing... home prices are still on the rise in Maine. The limited supply of new house is helping drive those prices up.
Read more here: https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2024-06-24/limited-supply-of-new-homes-in-maine-helps-drive-prices-up
And here: https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2024-06-26/housing-crisis-homeownership
#mainenews #housing
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- Maine Public's June Book Club: Moon in Full by Marpheen Chann
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- 58:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Juneteenth parade in Lewiston, ME. 🎥: Ari Snider & Tobey MacCachran
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We HAVE to save the Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers cardboard cutouts from the fire!
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Reporter Nick Song breaks down Maine's prospects for online sports betting this summer
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Meet our 2024 Dowe Public Media intern, Tobey!
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- How vulnerable is Maine's coast to climate change? | Maine Explained
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- 7:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Many coastal communities were impacted by several major storms during the winter of 2024. That’s put a spotlight on a major question facing the state: just how vulnerable is Maine’s coast to a warming world, and what steps do we need to take to prepare? That’s what we dive into in this episode of Maine Explained.
Correction: At 02:50 in the video, we refer to Susie Arnold as a climatologist. Arnold is not a climatologist with a climatology degree, but a marine biologist by training who has been working on ocean climate change for 12 years.
🔗 You can head to here to look at flood insurance rate maps for much of southern Maine: https://maine.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3c09351397764bd2aa9ba385d2e9efe7
🔗 You can also use this tool from FEMA to assess flood risks at a specific location: https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search?AddressQuery=Maine
🔗 This "Coastal Risk Explorer" tool, from the Nature Conservancy...
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- Power parachutes for aerial photos? See more from Paul Cyr in our latest Assignment: Maine video!
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Wildlife Photographer Paul Cyr | Assignment Maine
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- 7:31
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- 2 years ago
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- Paul Cyr's Aroostook County roots shine through in his remarkable oeuvre of wildlife, farm and landscape photography. His work has appeared in national magazines, hangs in the halls of several public buildings and has been featured on television.
This Assignment Maine will introduce you to the man behind the lens of so many iconic photos and shed some light on the methods he uses to capture such stunning scenes with his camera.
Assignment: Maine is made possible by Lee Auto Malls and viewers like you.
Love what you see on Maine Public's YouTube channel? Support your local public media station by donating at https://www.mainepublic.org/donateyoutube
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- Hebron Academy vs. Brunswick | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 31:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Season 7 Championship is here! Who will take home the crown and the $1000 Grand Prize? Will it be the Hebron Academy Lumberjacks or the Brunswick Dragons? And who wins the "Viewer Question of the Week" Contest with the fabulous prize package? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- NEW Maine Explained on coastal vulnerability coming soon! Stay tuned…
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Deering vs. Brunswick | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 27:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- One of these veteran teams is heading to the finals for their first chance at the $1000 prize! Will it be the Deering Rams or the Brunswick Dragons? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Maine Public's May Book Club: Soft Features by Gillian Burnes
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- 52:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Gillian Burnes' most recent novel , "Soft Features," is the Maine Public Book Club selection for May 2024 hosted by Bill Nemitz.
Burnes studied English at ECU and the University of Delaware before starting journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill—and living and breathing public radio as an intern at WUNC-FM. She met a New Englander in Santa Fe, where she was a copy editor for Outside magazine, and in 2002 followed him home to central Maine. While continuing to copyedit as a freelancer, she’s taught middle school language arts, proofread for the Maine Revisor of Statutes, and contributed articles to magazines here and there.
Burnes’s short stories have appeared in Glimmer Train, Split Lip, and The Dillydoun Review. She was one of the New Authors to Watch at the inaugural Maine Lit Fest. Soft Features (Littoral Books), a 2023 Maine Literary Award finalist, is her first novel.
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- Some kitty cat close-ups from our latest Assignment: Maine on MEow Lounge!
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Play, relax, and adopt at this cat lounge in Maine | Assignment Maine
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- 2:56
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- 2 years ago
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- Finding the purrfect feline companion is not always easy, but the Meow Cat Lounge in Westbrook, ME is trying to make adopting a cat easier and more relaxing. Similar to many US-based cat cafés, the Lounge is set up as a foster home and works with nine rescues across Maine to find cats that will acclimate to the space. Less than a year after opening, they have helped over 200 cats find their forever homes!
Explore this cozy community space for cats and cat lovers alike in this Assignment: Maine.
Learn more about the Meow Cat Lounge here: https://www.meowcatlounge.com/
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- How Maine high school students build blacksmithing skills
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Once a fixture in nearly every community, the blacksmith shop is now mostly a relic of the past, but for a few hobbyists and shops scattered across the state. But a small charter school in central Maine is trying to re-invigorate interest in the craft.
Over the past few years, the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences has vastly expanded its blacksmithing program, which has become, for some students, a stepping stone into the trades.
Read more and listen to the story here: https://www.mainepublic.org/education-news/2024-05-10/how-maines-only-high-school-blacksmithing-program-is-keeping-the-trade-alive
Love what you see on Maine Public's YouTube channel? Support your local public media station by donating at mainepublic.org/donateyoutube
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- Windham vs. Hebron | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 28:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- One of these teams will make their first trip to the finals. Will it be newcomer Hebron Academy or veteran Windham? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- High School Quiz Show: Maine "Question of the Week" Contest!
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- 4:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- How have you been doing answering questions during Season 7 of High School Quiz Show: Maine? Well, if you correctly answer one particular question you could win a Maine prize package worth over $700! Take our "Question of the Week" Challenge. Watch the video to see the 12 quirky Maine trivia questions from this season. Then, take the first letter of each correct answer and rearrange them to form a certain word that is special to Maine. Email your answer, name and town to quizshow@mainepublic.org by 11:59pm EDT on Sunday May 26, 2024. One winner will be chosen at random from all corrected entries received and get this super prize package including:
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum Family Membership with Special Curator Tour, 2024 Maine State Parks Vehicle Pass, Down East Scenic Railroad Family of 4 Ride Pass, $50 Aroma Joe's Gift Card, Mini Building Blocks Kits of Portland Head Light and Bass Harbor Light, a Maine Public Seabag filled with Maine Public swag, a 2024 Farmers' Alman...
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- Solar energy alone powered about 11,400 Fort Kent homes and businesses for a brief period in May
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Why are there stone walls in Maine and New England woods?
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Windham vs. John Bapst | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 28:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- There is one slot left in the semifinals. Will it go to the Windham Eagles or the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston reopens to the public for the first time since the tragedy
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Brunswick vs. Orono | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 27:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Is a trip to the semi-finals in the cards for the Brunswick Dragons or the Orono Red Riots? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Look out for updated FEMA floodplain maps this summer and read the full story at mainepublic.org.
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Why Maine's woods have so many rock walls | Assignment Maine
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- 7:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Anyone who has walked in the woods in Maine has at one point come across a wall made of large rocks and stones. Maybe you’ve wondered, what is this doing in the middle of the forest?
Join retired USM sociology professor and Maine Master Naturalist Dr. Cheryl Laz as she expertly narrates a brief history of stonewall building in Maine and New England. Learn about the origins of these walls, their significance to early settlers of the region and how they have impacted the natural history of Maine over time in this latest edition of Assignment: Maine.
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- Choose the item that matches your style when you become a Maine Public member! Donate today! 👕🧢🫶
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Author Shannon Bowring reflects on characters’ vulnerability during The Road to Dalton coversation
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Last night's book club convo was heartfelt, relatable, and deeply validating for anyone who grew up in a small town in Maine. Whether you read The Road to Dalton or not, Shannon Bowring's wisdom and charisma shined through in her conversation with host Bill Nemitz and left us eager to pick up the sequel - which she hinted is coming this September!!
Thank you to everyone who tuned in & asked questions! If you missed the event, watch or listen to the full conversation in our book club playlist.
Thank you to our members and to Bull Moose and Coffee By Design for making the book club possible! We'll be back for another LIVE book club event on Wednesday, May 22. Pick up your copy of Soft Features by Gillian Burnes now! 💙 📻
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- Maine Public's April Book Club: The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring
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- 53:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Deering vs. Wells | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 27:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The winner of this match heads to the semifinals. Will it be the Deering Rams or the Wells Warriors? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- A family of cobblers keep shoe repair alive in Portland, ME
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Cobblers are in short supply in Maine, and at Roy’s Shoe Repair Portland, bookings run at least three months out. Founded in 1923, this 101-year-old business still utilizes traditional techniques to repair Mainers’ treasured footwear. In our latest Assignment: Maine video, get to know the folks at Roy’s who followed in their family’s footsteps to ensure that this timeless tradition would thrive well into the 2020s.
Assignment: Maine is made possible by Lee Auto Malls and viewers like you. Watch the full video on our Assignment: Maine playlist!
🎥: Rebecca Conley
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- Maine joins national popular vote effort
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Gov. Janet Mills said that she will allow a “national popular vote” bill to become law without her signature.
The bill will add Maine to the 16 states plus the District of Columbia that have pledged to award their Electoral College votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationwide. The measure, LD 1578, passed the House by a single vote and passed the Senate by a vote of 18-12 earlier this month. Maine’s Constitution gives governors three options for dealing with bills passed by the Legislature: sign them into law, veto them or allow them to become law without his or her signature.
Read more: https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2024-04-15/gov-janet-mills-allows-national-popular-vote-bill-to-become-law
#mepolitics #mainenews #nationalpopularvote
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- Read or listen to our interview with the new artist at mainepublic.org.
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Gould vs. Hebron | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 28:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Quarterfinal #1 features Gould Academy taking on Hebron Academy. Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Bowdoinham Zucchini Races | Assignment Maine
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Take your mark, 3-2-1 Zucchini!
The Merrymeeting Arts Center Celebrate Bowdoinham's annual Zucchini Race is a crowd-pleasing event for this farming community. In the fall, there's always a bumper crop of zucchini so the town has come up with a creative way of using them as cars. There are categories including a pickle category, a medium category, a whopping grand category and best decorated. The only rule? The zucchini needs to have wheels.
Cheer on your favorite racer as they battle it out at the skatepark!
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- Watch High School Quiz Show: Maine on our YouTube channel! Episode 9 airs this Thurs, April 18 @ 8!
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Watch Season 7 of High School Quiz Show: Maine on our YouTube channel!
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Bangor vs. Hebron Academy | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 27:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Who will take the last slot in the quarterfinals? Will it be Season 2 Champ Bangor or newcomer Hebron Academy? Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Yarmouth vs. Wells | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 28:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Veteran teams Yarmouth and Wells each hope this is their lucky day as they meet in Season 7, Episode 7. Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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- Houlton Welcomes the Total Solar Eclipse | Assignment Maine
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- 6:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The charming town of Houlton, ME was the center of the universe for one day. On April 8, 2024 at approximately 2:20pm, during crystal clear skies, this northern Maine hamlet experienced a moment of a lifetime as the moon fully eclipsed the sun for over three minutes, giving crowds there a cosmic show of epic proportions.
Check out the sights and sounds of this historic day in this Assignment: Maine.
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- 2024 Solar Eclipse
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- 2:15:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Coverage of the 2024 Solar Eclipse from Mars Hill, Maine.
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- Morse vs. Orono | High School Quiz Show: Maine Season 7
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- 26:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Season 7 Episode 6, Morse vs Orono, Veteran team Morse of Bath battles newcomer Orono in Prelim #6. Todd Gutner hosts. High School Quiz Show: Maine is made possible by viewers like you and by our Production Sponsors: Unitil, Safety Insurance, Maine Education Association, and our Broadcast Sponsors: Aroma Joe's Coffee, Vermont State University & Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
