Hundreds of Mainers protest other states’ new anti-abortion legislation
Demonstrators pack Congress Square Park to rally against laws passed recently in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio and other states that place new restrictions on access to abortion.
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Politics
Bill to allow more medical professionals to perform abortions is closer to passage
The bill, which has the support of Gov. Janet Mills but still faces votes in the Senate, comes at a time when other states are restricting access to abortion.
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Nation & World
Across U.S., activists protest new wave of abortion bans
None of the new, highly restrictive laws has taken effect, but advocates are hoping they will force the Supreme Court to rethink Roe. v. Wade.
Police fatally shoot Auburn man after long standoff involving hostage
Police said Steven Case was killed by a member of the Maine State Police tactical team after the hours-long standoff at an apartment house on Main Street.
Late change to city budget means Portland parking fees are going up
The City Council voted 5-4 around midnight Monday to increase metered parking fees by 25 cents an hour.
Vaccinated child had Maine’s first case of measles in 2 years, say health officials
The case was confirmed Monday in a school-aged child in Somerset County, and the agency says others may have been exposed at schools in Madison and the hospital in Skowhegan.
Maine home sales and prices bucked trends by rebounding in April
The state's housing market was back up last month after months of relative decline in sales volume and price growth.
District attorney drops misdemeanor charges against former Maine lawmaker
Former Republican state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce was charged with failing to disclose a 1983 felony conviction when he obtained a hunting license.
Mills says Maine will form its first long-range economic growth plan in over 2 decades
The governor says the initiative will produce a 10-year plan to diversify and strengthen the state's economy.
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 11:17 PM
Lowry, Leonard help Raptors even series
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Boston Red Sox Posted: Yesterday at 10:59 PM
Blue Jays rout Red Sox, 10-3
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 10:40 PM
Tuesday’s Sports Digest: Sea Dogs score three in ninth to snap eight-game skid
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Local & State Posted: Yesterday at 10:38 PM
Golf cart driver charged with OUI after crash with bus in Old Orchard Beach
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Cops & Courts Posted: Yesterday at 10:30 PM
York man gets 2 years for sending threatening emails to police, educator
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Varsity Maine Posted: Yesterday at 10:28 PM
Tuesday’s high school roundup: Walk in seventh lifts Massabesic softball to win
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 10:22 PM
Tuesday’s major league roundup: Yanks smack three homers to rout Orioles, 11-4
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Nation & World Posted: Yesterday at 10:16 PM
Another day of tornadoes in Midwest, but St. Louis spared
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Local & StateMark Perry, ‘a natural’ for helping homeless and people in recovery, dies at 48
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Local & State‘Somebody knows what happened to Angel’
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Local & StatePortlanders to debate homeless shelter site as decision nears
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Local & StateSaco officers say they have no confidence in reinstated chief and deputy
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Cops & CourtsPolice fatally shoot Auburn man after long standoff involving hostage
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FoodSummertime, and the eating is exciting
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Out & AboutSearch for Maine’s summertime celebs
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Local & StatePortland City Council restores social service cuts, but Engine 1 will be decommissioned
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Local & StateJunk piles keep growing at antiques business in Fairfield
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Local & StateNo one hurt in crash at busy South Portland intersection
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NewsRoofing contractor pleads not guilty in worker’s death
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BusinessFederal watchdog flags issues with high-tech Zumwalt destroyers built at BIW
May 17
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BusinessCommittee rejects proposed tax on water bottler Poland Spring
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Schools and EducationScarborough picks retiring RSU 14 superintendent to fill interim position
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Cops & CourtsStrangled Maine woman had defendant’s DNA on her, prosecutors tell jury
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Cops & Courts
York man gets 2 years for sending threatening emails to police, educator
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Health careMaine House gives final approval to ending vaccine opt-outs
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Cops & CourtsPolice seize 14 pounds of meth in Maine Turnpike traffic stop
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New EnglandBody found at New Hampshire shore identified as missing Maine man
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OutdoorsMoose permit increase approved, but any-deer hunting permits may be reduced
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Schools and Education
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith leader named UMF’s next president
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Local & StateThousands lose power as winds blow down trees weakened by spring rains
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Cops & CourtsMaine high court orders new trial because jurors didn’t see cellphone video
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Man, 23, arrested in connection with Woodstock fatal hit-and-run
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New England PatriotsTuesday’s NFL notebook: Patriots lock up Edelman with 2-year contract extension
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Arts & EntertainmentThree handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit-area home
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Nation & WorldConfidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be turned over to Congress
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Nation & WorldMcGahn defies subpoena for testimony as calls for impeachment hearings increase
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Local & State
Golf cart driver charged with OUI after crash with bus in Old Orchard Beach
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Nation & WorldA great white shark was tracked in Long Island Sound for the first time. That’s good news.
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Local & StateState police looking for 2 suspects in Hollis car chase
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BusinessDressbarn to close stores, including 5 in Maine
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Cops & CourtsJail inmate turns himself in after leaving work assignment
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Local & StateHancock County woman dies in ATV crash
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