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Old Orchard Beach referendum, a vote against ‘mega stores’ or extreme limit on competition?

Voters on June 13 will decide if the town should place further limits on the size of recreational marijuana stores that some say are designed to benefit only one man.

Portland officials, local developer secure new site for asylum seeker shelter

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Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ in speech in Georgia on Saturday

Politics

Maine’s congressional delegation offers mostly muted reactions to Trump indictment

Politics

Democrats advance Gov. Mills’ bill to expand abortion access in Maine

Cops & Courts

Grand jury files attempted murder charges in April interstate shootings

Maine Voices

Maine Voices: ‘Woke’ should not be a four-letter word

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Track and field: Maine athletes win seven events at New England championships
Varsity Maine Posted: 6:23 PM

Saturday’s high school roundup: Biddeford outslugs Gorham to reach Class A South final
Nation & World Posted: 6:05 PM

U.S. confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019
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Varsity Maine Posted: 5:51 PM

Boys’ lacrosse: No. 1 Cape Elizabeth cruises, heads to Class A semifinals
Nation & World Posted: 5:20 PM

16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city
Sports Posted: 5:06 PM

Manchester City beats Inter Milan to win first Champions League title
Varsity Maine Posted: 4:45 PM

Girls’ lacrosse: Falmouth rolls to 18-6 win over Biddeford in Class A quarterfinals
Politics Posted: 4:33 PM

Mike Pence poses 2024’s elemental question: The Constitution or Trump?
Nation & World Posted: 4:11 PM

9 people wounded in San Francisco mass shooting are expected to survive, police say
Varsity Maine Posted: 4:10 PM

Baseball: Thornton Academy rallies in 7th to oust top-ranked Falmouth, 3-2
Sports Posted: 3:35 PM

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs fall behind early in 5-2 loss to Akron

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Fire damages building that’s home to pair of Old Port restaurants
Nation & World

‘Ted’ Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in federal prison
Times Record

Bath shipyard union hints at willingness to strike again ahead of contract negotiations
Politics

Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis
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State disputes defense claims in Dennis Dechaine appeal
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Maine maple syrup production was lowest in over a decade
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Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College
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