Local & State
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Maine’s educators are exhausted
Teachers, administrators and a social worker from across the state told us about the unprecedented challenges they faced during the school year that mercifully ended last week.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams
Family members want to know more about his death by suicide at the Cumberland County Jail, where they think he might have been experiencing the symptoms of withdrawal from opiates.
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PublishedJune 18, 2022
Thousands greet return of Portland Pride parade and festival
The celebration of the LGBTQ community had not been held since 2019 because of the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 18, 2022
Navy destroyer bears name of decorated Marine killed in WWII
The future USS Basilone was christened Saturday during a ceremony attended by a crowd of 2,000 at Bath Iron Works.
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PublishedJune 18, 2022
Fourth suspect arrested in fatal shooting on Woodford Street
Jonathan Scott Geisinger, 44, was taken into custody Friday night in South Portland after police special reaction teams surrounded a house on Briarwood Road.
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PublishedJune 18, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations down slightly in Maine
The number of people in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus declined by two on Saturday, and no additional deaths were reported.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
South Portland police take man into custody after standoff, witnesses say
The standoff lasted more than two hours before the suspect was arrested at a house on Briarwood Road.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
LePage would seek to cut state support for asylum seekers
In an interview after a Republican rally in Lewiston on Friday, the former governor said that if re-elected, he would once again try to take away their eligibility for assistance to pay for food, shelter and other needs while awaiting federal authorization to work.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
New federal PFAS advisory adds challenges to Maine’s costly PFAS cleanup
Water filtration systems that the state has been installing in Mainers' homes appear to be removing detectable levels of harmful forever chemicals, but no one knows if they achieve the much lower levels deemed safe by the EPA.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Outdoor gathering makes a point – that homelessness is hard whatever the season
The Longest Day of Homelessness Sit-out was held Friday to raise awareness about the struggles of homeless people, even in the warmer months.
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