Leap day – Feb. 29 – only occurs once every 1,461 days, making those born on the date members of a pretty exclusive club.
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Naples man found dead in Waterville school bus died of self-inflicted gunshot, police say
Anthony Engelhardt, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to an autopsy.
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Judge again rejects settlement, orders trial for ACLU’s suit against Maine’s indigent defense system
Superior Justice Michaela Murphy said a proposed settlement failed to address the elephant in the room – the growing number of low-income criminal defendants in Maine who are waiting weeks and months, sometimes in jail, for court-appointed attorneys.
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Maine Democrats unveil gun safety and mental health bills. The partisan battles begin.
A 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, a ban on bump stocks and a network of mental health crisis centers are among the measures Democratic leaders in the Legislature have proposed in response to the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Gun safety debate about to heat up in Maine State House
One bill to be unveiled Wednesday calls for a 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases, a measure that has previously been defeated by the Democratic controlled Legislature.
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Five vie for vacant Lisbon Town Council seat
The five candidates discussed several issues in town that each hopes to address.
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Nikki Haley announces Maine campaign team a week before presidential primary
The Republican candidate continues to campaign for the party’s nomination despite losing soundly to former President Donald Trump in all the early primary states.
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Maine lawmakers are trying again to expand the rights of Indigenous tribes
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross presented a sweeping bill Monday to expand the rights of Maine tribes to govern themselves, but negotiations are focused on a few specific reforms that supporters say have a chance to pass this year.
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Discovery of a body prompts closure Monday of all Waterville schools
Police say the body was found early Monday in the driver’s seat of a school bus parked at Waterville Junior High School at 100 West River Road; foul play is not suspected.
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Gov. Mills proposes exempting all Maine nonprofits from sales tax
The change, which would cost the state about $10 million annually, is necessary to simplify the tax code and reduce confusion, officials say.