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Susan Collins won’t vote for Trump, but is sticking with the Republican Party
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Lawmakers balk at decriminalizing drug possession in Maine; opt for a study instead
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House narrowly approves bill to send fewer youths to troubled prison
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Lawsuit alleges founder of Special Olympics Maine sexually abused child for decades
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The exisiting Rusty Lantern Market store in East Livermore village will remain until the new building is nearly done. It is expected to be closed for a couple of months.
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Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward the site to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete as a first step toward reopening a key shipping route blocked by the wreckage.
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Embattled official gives 30-day notice; City Council to hold special meeting Friday afternoon.
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Merrimack Station in New Hampshire will become the state's first renewable energy park under a deal with the EPA.
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The benchmark index gained more than 10% over the first 3 months of 2024, while the Dow Jones rose by 5.5%.
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Johanna Johnston, event coordinator for Maine Eclipse and her colleagues in began preparations for the eclipse nearly 3 years ago. The path of totality includes a large swath of the county.
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The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 11 states led by Kansas argue that President Biden overstepped his authority in creating the SAVE Plan, which was made available to borrowers last year.
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In Westbrook, Vertical Harvest is building a four-story, 52,000-square-foot vertical farm and is negotiating a deal to supply it with renewable energy.
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Gagnon's platinum ticket allows her to skip the first round of Hollywood Week competition, airing Sunday. But on Monday's show, she'll likely find out if she's one of the top 24 singers competing for the rest of the season.
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Several Democrats joined solid Republican opposition to reject legislation that proposes a first step in judging utilities' performance when setting rates.
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Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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Thursday’s order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders.
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Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had cost customers, investors and lenders over $10 billion by misappropriating billions of dollars to fuel his quest for influence and dominance in the new industry.
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Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
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Darren Laney Jr. was found dead at the Cumberland County Jail on Friday. The medical examiner's office said it is still investigating his cause of death.
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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagrees with a Readfield couple who argued that the ban contradicts a 'right to food' amendment voters approved in 2021.
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The right-hand lane of Center Street northbound has been closed until the rain stops and public works can repair the road.
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The bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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Also in The Buzz: Tracy Jean's Coffee Boutique closes in Lewiston, moves to Bath; Sam's Italian Foods bakery experiment blossoms on Main Street, Lewiston.
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The evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much interior Maine — including Androscoggin County.
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The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since the height of the Cold War.
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The poll shows growing discontent among Americans over the conflict.
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The legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker was matter-of-fact about the risks of mountaineering and said he didn't want to die without knowing he'd lived.
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The Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
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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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The Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place 'an improved crisis intervention order' for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.
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According to city administration, the presentation is simply a 'continuation of orientation training that any new City Council members would receive,' but the training comes at a time when city officials have been under intense scrutiny, with staff fielding a high number of FOAA requests.
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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 measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
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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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Auburn Middle School students paint murals exploring 'Who are we?/Who we are' in hallway of Maine MILL in Lewiston.
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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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Many districts in or near the path of the total eclipse are sending students home early.
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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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An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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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.