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Local runners and walkers gathered Saturday in Portland at the Tunnels to Towers 5K (a race honoring NY firefighter Stephan Siller and first responders from 9/11) where funds raised benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation for injured heroes and their families.

Oxford Plains Speedway will host the Oxford 250 this Sunday with drivers from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and beyond competing for a share of $128,795 in prize money; three-time champion Mike Rowe hopes to become the first four-time winner if he secures victory.

A study led by Alex Ascher at the Quahog Bag Conservancy in Harpswell linked warming waters to the northward shift of a key zooplankton (calanus finmarchicus) and declines in lobster larva survival.

Researchers say the findings may help forecast future lobster populations.

A study by the Quahog Bag Conservancy shows warming Gulf waters are pushing a tiny zooplankton away from lobster larvae, which may lower Maine’s lobster numbers.

Researchers said the shift in food sources could affect future lobster harvests.

USM supports Maine’s State Literacy Action Plan with an event on Sept.

21 at its Portland campus where educators and preservice teachers will review strategies to boost reading skills (strengthening local literacy) as families, schools, and libraries join to create a stronger reading culture.

Mt. Ararat High School hosted the 12th Drive Out Cancer Field Hockey Tournament on Saturday in Topsham.

The event raised over $8,000 for the Maine Children's Cancer Program (a pediatric center) while surpassing its $6,000 goal and contributing to a 12-year total of more than $120,500.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding at Skowhegan Public Library and Somerset County to deliver free books to children, thanks to an anonymous donation.

With 10,000 local kids already enrolled, the program will launch by year’s end after gifting over 330 million books worldwide.

Defending champ Austin Teras will not race today at Oxford Plains Speedway amid a dispute over PASS North’s crate engine incentive that favors cheaper Chevy options; he has skipped the Oxford 250 for the third consecutive year to stay loyal to his custom Ford engine.