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Rascal the cat, the longtime Madison Hannaford mascot, dies
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Kittery man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
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Maine supreme court upholds order calling for trial over indigent defense crisis
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Waterville Planning Board to consider Colby dormitory, Washington Street apartments
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Photo: Cultivating greenery
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Photo: Lewiston Farmers’ Market opens for season
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Arrests listed from May 8 through May 12, 2024 at the Franklin County Detention Center.
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Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day said wages and insurance are the biggest reasons for the increase.
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The governor based her decision not to remove Christopher Wainwright from office on the recommendation of former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander.
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The Maine Department of Transportation believes that the four-way stop will make the high-crash intersection safer.
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The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began.
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'Make sure it doesn't get released,' Cohen said Donald Trump told him about a story that he'd had an affair with a Playboy model before his alleged encounter with adult film actor Stormy Daniels.
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Travis Carter has 1 of the 2 Tesla trucks in all of Maine. He says he's shy and doesn't like the limelight – but when he's behind the wheel, all eyes are on him.
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A fungus that turns the rash-causing pests into the 'crawling dead' may lead to a sharp drop in browntail populations this year, scientists say.
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Morale is an issue, in part because the FBI confiscated crew members' cell phones.
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Companies are pushing lawmakers to spend on gun-detection systems.
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A government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper.
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The measures coincide with growing concerns from lake groups and environmentalists about the threat of climate change and invasive species.
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Many communities are putting money toward police programs and services, despite advocates’ warnings. Maine expects to receive about $230 million over 18 years from settlements.
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Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
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President Biden has said that his government will stop supplying weapons and artillery to Israel if its forces launch an all-out assault on Rafah.
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Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.
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Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province.
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U.S. secretary of state reiterated opposition to a major military assault on Rafah, telling CBS that Israel would 'be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency' without an exit from Gaza and postwar governance plan.
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By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle.
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Still, just 27% of civilian workers in the U.S. get paid family leave, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Most of the open legislative seats heading into the fall – 22 of 39 – are currently held by Democrats, giving Republicans a mathematical advantage. But other factors also play a role.
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Here's what 10 prominent legislators had to say about their time in office and their future plans.
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The Mills administration and lawmakers have invested $34 million in mental health initiatives, but critics say it's not enough.
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Senate Democrats passed 80 additional spending bills, despite protests by Gov. Janet Mills. The House, however, voted to adjourn without taking the bills up.
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With her husband, she has homeschooled all of her eight children, who range in age from 11 to 27.
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Lobsters, music, food trucks and brews set a laid-back tropical tone Saturday for the second Auburn Lobster Festival.
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Occupants and pets made it out safely Friday and one firefighter was transported to the hospital and later released.
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It is not clear how these controversies will affect her chances to become Donald Trump's running mate because it is hard to predict what the former president will do.
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One person was evaluated for breathing problems while fire crews from five towns put out a blaze that claimed a single-family home on Dunn Road, fire officials said.
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Over 60 people at five locations throughout Lewiston, Auburn and Poland helped repair and improve the homes of mostly older homeowners.
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The Sun Journal spoke with library leaders, staff, elected officials and more about the issues facing public libraries, the root causes, and why there's hope for the future.
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Dina Harding, 57, and her son Colton Harding, 22, both graduated with degrees in technology-related fields from the Waterville college Saturday at a commencement highlighted by an address from Gov. Janet Mills.
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The third annual dog fashion show was held Saturday in Congress Square Park in Portland, to the delight of the nearly 100 people, and pets, in the audience. Photos by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
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One of the strongest solar storms in the last 20 years produced a brightly colored night sky that was seen across much of the U.S., including the Pine Tree State, on Friday night.
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The collapse underscores an unyielding dynamic in Washington, with lawmakers in both parties loath unpopular tradeoffs that would be necessary to stem the nation's swelling tide of red ink – particularly in an election year.
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The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.
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Russia's recent push in Kharkiv also seeks to exploit ammunition shortages before promised Western supplies can reach the front lin, and pin down Ukrainian forces in the northeast.
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Readers from across the state shared their photos of a dazzling, and rare, aurora borealis Friday night.
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The fire at 1355 Royalsborough Road was said to be spreading to the attached home a half-hour after the blaze was reported.
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A right-wing radio station owner says the former mayor 'crossed the line' by promoting falsehoods about the 2020 election.
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Police had been watching the home at 864 Franklin Road after learning that it might be the scene of a large marijuana grow operation similar to a grow investigated in New Sharon in March.
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Voters could decide to approve more funds next month after COVID-19 and cost increases halted the project.
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The aurora borealis is difficult to predict, but keep an eye on the northern sky on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Voters approved a six-month moratorium on projects in January so the Planning Board could develop regulations.
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The former Trump adviser had argued that he did not need to comply with subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Increases in police services and reserve accounts are the major reasons.