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Maine schools changing schedules for the eclipse
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Sugarhouses to open Saturday, after storm disrupts Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
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The decision removes one of the top remaining prospects for the centrist group hoping to upset the two-party system this year with a bipartisan 'unity ticket.'
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The plan is to look at the roof, heating system, brickwork and other issues.
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ATV access from Gibbs Mill through Fish Meadow roads and for an event Aug. 17 at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope were also approved.
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Directors voted 7-1 to give the superintendent the final say.
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The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
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The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas drilling operations on federal and tribal lands.
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As Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.
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Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
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The council members pledged to 'execute a clear action plan aimed at restoring public and democratic order.'
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Donald Trump complained on social media that the gag order issued Tuesday was 'illegal, un-American, unConstitutional.'
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The administrative offices, IT department, EMA and Sheriff's Office would be in the building on County Way.
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No one was injured in a fire that claimed a two-story detached garage on Old County Road in Poland, officials say.
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The legislation gives enforcement authority on new permits, restoration of shoreland and allows municipalities and Land Use Planning Commission the right to place a lien on property with unresolved violations.
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On Wednesday, federal agencies were working to recover the bodies of 6 construction workers who died after the bridge collapsed, and investigators for the first time boarded the ship that struck the well-traveled span.
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The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
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Odds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
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The legislation would set required ratios in an effort to improve working conditions and ease a nursing shortage. Opponents say the measure would reduce access to care.
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Earlier this month, President Biden unveiled a budget plan that proposes to raise more than $4.5 trillion in new taxes over the next decade, largely by targeting corporations.
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Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England and has become one of the world’s best-known artists.
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The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member, replacing a DeSantis-appointed board chairman who was a Disney critic.
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The total solar eclipse, which will be visible from more than a dozen states, is fueling a small spending boom across the nation.
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U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference that authorities had been informed that the ship was going to undergo maintenance. He added that they were not informed of any problems.
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The Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce, which owns the 62-foot-tall sculpture of a Native American fisherman, has offered the artwork to the town of Skowhegan, before seeking other potential owners.
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The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
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Food pantry, fairgrounds, community center and school are the recipients.
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Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
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Directors have trimmed $2.7 million from the $37.24 million proposal.
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A car rolled over and snapped a utility pole after a collision with a truck.
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Under the agreement, the special prosecutors would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton as long as he pays full restitution to his victims, and completes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.
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Some environmental remediation work plans to begin soon at Bates Mill No. 5, but the redevelopment effort continues to face an uphill battle.
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Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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The Navy renewed a contract with ship-building company Bath Iron Works to continue services on three Bath-built Zumwalt destroyers.
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Selectman Stephan Bunker and Budget Committee member Lloyd Smith were recognized for their many years of service.
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In all, 203,809 CMP customers were left in the dark by storm outages.
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More than 1,000 marijuana plants, over 30 pounds of processed cannabis, and other "drug paraphernalia and documentation" was confiscated when authorities executed search warrants at two residences in Norridgewock and one in Madison, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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The plan is to grow the community college’s health care programs and add 100 students to the nursing program.
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Lewiston flower shop gears up for the upcoming Easter weekend.
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Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to the state's housing shortage.
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The Select Board changed its April 22 meeting to 6 p.m. April 24 at the Town Office.
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A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It's on loan from a Bethel museum.
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March 29 is known as National Vietnam Veterans Day.
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Police said a gun was found in a tent behind an Auburn store where Sanchez reportedly had been staying.
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Game wardens say the boy crashed into a corner of his family's garage while trying to park the vehicle.
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Seven hosts publicly criticized the decision to make the former Republican National Committee chair a paid contributor.
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East Coast shipping – with trade in autos, coal and machinery – is likely to be the hardest hit.
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The New York judge's order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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At the new warming center set up in February at Calvary United Methodist Church, the inhabitants — both the homeless folks and the staff who tend to them — look out for one another.
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Two dogs wait for their owner on Tuesday to go into Ron's Market in Farmington.