Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.
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Mom charged in 3-year-old’s death in Milford says she left child in car to retrieve trash, then fell into river
Kelly Brown, of Havertown, Pennsylvania, has been charged with manslaughter and is being held on $50,000 bail after police found her toddler and dog dead inside her vehicle at a gas station in a small town north of Bangor.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Sports
Limitless Wrestling puts on a show in Lewiston
Vacationland Cup 2025 was held Saturday night at a jam-packed Colisee. Staff photos by Russ Dillingham
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Piscataquis County Jail again accepting intakes after failed state inspection report
Sheriff Robert Young said Monday that state officials have approved the jail’s plan to regain compliance.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News
Norway fire chief apologizes for profane video on department’s Facebook page
Fire Chief David Knox said he accidentally posted the video on the department’s Facebook page instead of his personal page.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Do drivers still have to pay Maine Turnpike tolls if the booth is unattended? | Fact brief
The Maine Turnpike Authority says anywhere from 10% to 25% of motorists pay using cash, depending on the toll plaza.
Posted inMaine, News
High temperatures to grip much of Maine for the next few days, forecasters say
Some areas will see heat reach into the high 90s, while it will stay a bit cooler along the coast. Cooling centers are opening across the state, and a heat advisory has been issued.
Posted inFood, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Is a Maine lobster roll from a gas station any good? | Column
We tried cheaper versions of the state’s signature sandwich from Rusty Lantern, Hannaford and Market Basket to see how they stacked up.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Rumford Falls Times, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
2026 Farmers’ Almanac aims to make you the most interesting person in the world
Published by Geiger in Lewiston, the new almanac is once again crammed full of information on how to thrive in the natural world just as our forebears did for so long.
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State police investigating Waldoboro death as a homicide
A person doing a well-being check at a Genthner Road home in Waldoboro on Saturday called 911, where police found the body of Levern Kelley.