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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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When can you watch Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon on ‘American Idol’ next?
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Auburn warns motorists about tire-damaging potholes on Center Street
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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 three 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 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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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 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.
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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.