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At Portland City Hall, mourners pay their respects to former Gov. Joseph Brennan
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Politics
Members of Congress demand Postal Service halt consolidations, warning of worsening mail delivery
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Politics
Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs
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Business
Maine home sales increased again in March and prices neared historic highs
Lewiston-Auburn news
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Crime
Leeds man seeks dismissal of murder charge
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Lewiston-Auburn
Photos: The art of messaging in Lewiston
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It’s the latest legal setback for the presumptive Republican nominee, whose trial in a separate case related to hush money payments began this week.
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The $95 billion package has been held up since October by Republican lawmakers resistant to approving more funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia.
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Mandy Shorey faces 15 years to life in prison on the charges.
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The motive remains unclear, and Sanders was not in the office at the time.
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According to Town Manager Joy Downing, it was discovered Wednesday that the cover for the reservoir had a hole and rips in it.
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Friends of Lewiston Public Library installs three new Little Free Libraries to encourage reading with the help of Lewiston High School honors students.
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The tech industry got the world’s attention with AI. Now it’s busy convincing people to pay for it.
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Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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If Congress passes the TitkTok legislation, it would be an extraordinary and unusual moment in which both parties unite against one company – something lawmakers are usually reluctant to do.
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Several people, including a dual Russian-Spanish citizen, have been arrested in Poland on allegations of spying for Russia since Moscow launched its attack on Ukraine in February 2022.
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The former state legislator and military veteran will come into City Hall during a period of turmoil in the department, which has seen several of its staff leave following the city's decision to terminate the contract of longtime Director David Hediger.
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Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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As federal investigators probe what caused the collapse, some experts say the tragedy is shining a light on the need to bring bridge safety requirements into the modern era.
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Gov. Janet Mills says she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law and hopes to distribute the winter storm damage relief as soon as possible.
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.
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The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager.
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The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to 'arrest' a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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There will be branches in Lewiston and Auburn and an operations center in Lewiston.
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The Buzz: A company spokeswoman said that as the company has increased efficiency, it has less product to offer to the thrift stores.
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Marianne Smyth, who also claimed to be an Irish heiress and a witch, was arrested in Maine in February.
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Both chambers of the Maine Legislature voted to add $60 million in storm relief into the budget proposal, but the Senate also added $7 million in additional spending on other items.
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A police report listed "no contributing action" on the part of the driver who struck Margaret "Peggy" Pooler on Sabattus Street last week.
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The four condos consist of a three-unit building and a single family house.
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A dozen House members reversed themselves from an April 9 vote that rejected changes in environmental rules, in order to allow an offshore wind terminal to be built.
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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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The proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
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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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A new home was installed Wednesday morning after a nest removal sparked outrage.
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The Buzz: Androscoggin Bank to close Subaru Drive location in Auburn; Freihofer's Bakery Outlet closure in Lewiston part of wider consolidation.
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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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Federal infrastructure money is up for grabs as the region pursues clean energy transmission and battery storage projects.
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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 effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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Just before April vacation, Principal Scott Annear received the news in a letter from the school’s accrediting body.
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The state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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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.