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Wales-based school district moves forward with proposed budget
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Three Farmington police promotions announced, cruisers and equipment purchases approved
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After three recounts of ballots on Thursday, the results came out with 140 votes for incumbent D. Robin Beck, 139 for newcomer Roger Moulton, and 138 for incumbent Phoebe Pike.
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A senior U.S. military official said Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May.
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It's hoped that political change will help quell the gang violence that has killed thousands.
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The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior.
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Protests against the Israel-Hamas war continue to spread; dozens of students are arrested on other campuses.
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"The days of patrolling with one officer for the entire town is completely unsafe," Sabattus Police Chief Erik Baker said, "not just for the officer but the public as well."
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The decision not to plow Wyman Road ends a 19-month controversy.
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Students search for salamanders and wade through a vernal pool during annual field trip
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The former New York Yankee performed a work he composed in his second career as a classical guitarist.
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The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC subsequently repealed those rules in 2017.
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The decision came as Trump, the presumed Republican candidate for president, spent the day in a criminal courtroom where he is on trial for hush money payments.
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Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging storiesAt the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump, who has claimed that he should be immune from prosecution over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
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The legislation that U.S. President Biden signed this week could allow Washington to widen its scope to target other China-related apps, such as the popular e-commerce platform Temu.
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Mylar balloons leave nearly 2,000 customers near Kennedy Park in the dark.
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The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
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The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
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Kelly, a well-known voice on National Public Radio, will also receive an honorary degree.
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The bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.
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Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
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The indictment names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. The identities of the seven other defendants were identifiable based on descriptions.
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Four soldiers from the Household Cavalry, which patrols the grounds outside Buckingham Palace, were thrown from their saddles.
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The breakthrough came Wednesday when a second Republican joined all Democrats in voting to overrule the Republican House speaker, who has steadfastly blocked repeal.
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The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors hired Kaelyne Thompson as Dirigo High School principal and Sara Thurston as athletics and activities director for the district, both to begin their positions July 1.
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Additional police officers, a full-time fire chief and improvements to roads and infrastructure are being proposed as Sabattus prepares for its annual meeting next month.
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Protesters have a unified demand for their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.
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Lawyers in case against Sheriff Christopher Wainwright give closing arguments Wednesday as county commissioners seek his removal from office.
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A rekindled camp fire burned nearly 2 acres on Mosher Hill Road, while a power line sparked a grass fire in West Farmington.
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The endorsement adds to Biden’s considerable union support. The United Auto Workers and the United Steelworkers Union have both backed him.
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The new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance – up to 190 miles – that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.S. last October.
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Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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The SAD 17 budget goes to voters June 11, along with a separate funding request for $2 million for capital improvements.
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Roughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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On Wednesday about 60 tents remained at the encampment, which appeared calm, with students going in and out.
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The five-year plan announced Wednesday includes auctions in 2024 and 2028 for areas in the Gulf of Maine.
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About 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income.
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Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge U.S. to prosecute the companyBoeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter.
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A recount is expected in the race for Regional School Unit 73 directors.
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It was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration's argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient's health is at serious risk.
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Klimt left the painting, with small parts unfinished, in his studio when he died of a stroke in early 1918.
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The Main Street venue offered lunch and dinner and turned into a music and dance club in the evening.
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The proposed $24.6 million budget for Regional School Unit 73 passed by a vote of 460 to 261.
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The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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The president immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine.
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The rule will also apply to refunds of checked-bag fees if the bag isn’t delivered within 12 hours for domestic flights or 15 to 30 hours for international flights.