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Maine House backs environmental exemption to allow wind terminal on Sears Island
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As legislative session reached final hours, lawmakers did not vote on red flag law
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Business
Maine joins regional efforts to secure $1 billion for clean energy projects
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Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and prepare for mass challenges ahead of election
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El Rodeo to open on Sabattus Street in Lewiston
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Edward Little High School celebrates new accreditation status
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While historic cottages that residents' grandparents built continue to be replaced by summer homes, many young community members are forced to move out of town or in with family members.
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Androscoggin County must submit a plan to the federal government that outlines known hazards and deficits within its 14 municipalities.
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A report released Tuesday by Western Fire Chiefs Association detailed the unprecedented challenges facing the Maui Fire Department during the series of blazes, including one that killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina.
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While the proposed Mass Gathering Ordinance was approved on first reading, town staff will continue to work on the policy and application process to accompany it.
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Residents will weigh in on June 11.
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Most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland Resort, which includes the theme parks, already have unions.
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The pandemic upended health care arguably more than any other industry as hospitals halted all but essential treatments, nursing homes went into lockdown and costs for workers and supplies soared.
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They are accused in a scheme in which $14.5 million in gold bars and $1.8 million in cash was stolen.
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The Senate previously had voted against L.D. 1977, which would limit the ability of businesses to target ads to certain people based on personal data collected online.
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The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
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A routine practice dating back centuries, the general average declaration marks the ship owner’s latest effort to minimize its financial responsibility.
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Since a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft suffered the loss of the fuselage section, the FAA has tightened oversight of Boeing, forcing the company to slow down production and sending staff into their factories to review processes.
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That legislation could increase crude prices by as much as $8.40 a barrel, which would add 20 cents per gallon for gasoline if the sanctions were passed into law and enforced.
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The president said during a visit to the headquarters of the United Steelworkers union that U.S. Steel 'has been an iconic American company for more than a century and it should remain totally American.'
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Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attackIsrael’s allies have been urging the country to hold back on any response that could spiral.
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Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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The world's poorest countries will suffer 61% bigger income loss than the richest ones, the study calculated.
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Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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The Ellsworth City Council determined Glenn Moshier was 'more likely than not' under the influence of alcohol when he went to the police station on the night of Dec. 22.
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The votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began, an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Israel’s war cabinet has spent the last two days debating their next move. Here are some considerations key to their decision.
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Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died.
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The cost of the building rehabilitation, once estimated at $12 million, is now expected to cost $15.16 million.
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The changes would expand ATV access routes in town by more than 2 1/2 miles.
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A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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The Housing Committee called on Lewiston to create an ad hoc committee to work with Auburn's shelter committee on the prospect of a permanent shelter.
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The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
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Hundreds of engineers, workers and divers have rushed to the scene of what some say could be the most expensive disaster in maritime history, in which six people are presumed to have perished.
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These new cancer detection blood tests – about 20 are in various stages of development – measure cancer 'signals,' which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA.
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The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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The accessible park opened for the year Tuesday after undergoing its annual cleaning and maintenance.
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For Dawn Sullivan, the publication of 'Shadow Alchemy' marks a milestone in her personal and professional growth setting the stage for future writing projects, including her own memoir.
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The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Town officials began the process of discontinuing the road in October 2022.
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Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.
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Lee Clement said he “sees the cost of everything rising, government spending out of control and not responsive to the needs of Maine’s citizens.”
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Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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The legislation would ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2009.
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If a police beat reporter doesn't have a good fleet of secret squirrel sources, he is stuck day after day waiting for the OFFICIAL WORD to come down from city hall, the police department or some political mouthpiece.
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One person was transported to the hospital Monday night after a crash near 700 Lisbon St.
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Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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Churchill is said to have complained that the painting 'makes me look half-witted, which I ain’t.'
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Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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The broadest forgiveness category would help borrowers who owe more than they originally borrowed because of runaway interest.