In concession to critics, CMP says it would run power line under scenic Kennebec Gorge
The power company says it would drill under the canyon instead of stringing power lines overhead if it won approval for the 145-mile transmission line project.
Red Sox finish off Astros in Game 5, head to World Series
Boston wins its fourth straight game in the ALCS, topping Houston 4-1 as David Price gets his first win in a postseason start.
Mercy says it’s raised more than half of the $20 million it needs for a new hospital
The Portland hospital aims to move from its longtime location on State Street to a site on the Fore River Parkway where it already has a 151,000-square-foot building.
Overall crime in Maine declines for 6th straight year, while rape reports increase
The 448 reported rapes in 2017 is a 17 percent jump from 2016, a rise that some attribute to increased reporting by victims who feel empowered by the national conversation about sexual harassment and assault.
Bar Harbor council vote confirms what we pretty much knew: The Cat isn’t coming back to Portland
Bay Ferries Ltd. will move its high-speed ferry to Bar Harbor as part of a lease agreement approved by the town.
Politically speaking, mud season has arrived in Maine
As advertising by state parties and outside groups ramps up, so do complaints about untruthful or misleading attacks and claims.
Dunkin' Donuts apologizes for employee's refusal to serve Somali family after argument
Hamdia Ahmed said she was told to leave the St. John Street store and issued a no-trespass order after the employee overheard Ahmed's family speaking Somali at the drive-thru and told them to 'stop yelling.'
Professor who offered college credit for trip to lobby Sen. Collins is barred from teaching, says USM
Susan Feiner, who retired July 1, offered a 'pop-up' course for students who hopped a bus to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3 to urge Collins to oppose Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Maine Voices: Church of Safe Injection treats drug users as Jesus would have done
He would have offered them sterile syringes, naloxone and nonjudgmental support.
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Boston Red Sox Posted: Yesterday at 11:42 PM
Red Sox finish off Astros in Game 5, head to World Series
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 10:50 PM
Thursday’s NBA roundup: Celtics can boast a center of attention
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 10:45 PM
Thursday’s NHL roundup: Bruins fall to Oilers in overtime, 3-2
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Election 2018 Posted: Yesterday at 10:40 PM
House District 67: Consultant challenges incumbent lawmaker
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News Posted: Yesterday at 10:28 PM
Obituary: Stories of store owners’ generosity evoke a simpler time
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Sports Posted: Yesterday at 9:59 PM
NLCS: Miley gets to start again for Brewers
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PoliticsMary Mayhew, who opposed Medicaid expansion in Maine, named to head nation’s Medicaid program
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Schools and EducationProfessor who offered college credit for trip to lobby Sen. Collins is barred from teaching, says USM
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Local & StateResearchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
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Local & StateDunkin' Donuts apologizes for employee's refusal to serve Somali family after argument
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PoliticsMcConnell says Medicare, Social Security causing ‘disturbing’ deficit increase
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Local & StateCMP restores power to most of the 95,000 customers who lost it
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Life & CultureFor Maine moose-turd artist made famous on Facebook, sales won’t be dropping off anytime soon
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Local & StateWatch aerial video: Massive fire destroys large old mill building in Mechanic Falls
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Cops & CourtsPortland man, 77, who helped run Maine’s biggest gambling operation avoids prison
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FoodThe Kerrymen Pub, a longtime family affair in Saco, has closed for good
October 16
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Local & StateLePage says his hospital stay in August was for ‘cardiac issue’
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Schools and EducationOverall enrollment in UMaine System rebounds following last year’s decline
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BusinessMaine Turnpike Authority awards $39.5 million contract for new York tollbooth
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Cops & CourtsProsecutors want single trial for Maine parents in child’s beating death
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Local & State
Researchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
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Local & StatePostal Service apologizes for saying Mainers may need passports for domestic flights this year
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Nation & WorldStudy finds collision claims rise in states with legal marijuana
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BusinessNew England power grid operators learned lessons from last year’s cold snap
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Nation & WorldSaying missing journalist apparently is dead, Trump threatens ‘bad, bad stuff’ if Saudis were involved
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OpinionRead Jamal Khashoggi’s final column. It might give Americans pause about what we have
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Election 2018
Windham Town Council: Candidates agree on need to improve how councilors do business
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Election 2018
House District 23: USM math instructor challenges incumbent
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Life & CultureMayo Street Arts awarded $10,000 for mission to make arts accessible
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Local & State
Athens family marks end of a generation with death of Freda Rowell
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Life & Culture Photos: Gray-New Gloucester students get creative with pumpkins for Camp Sunshine fundraiser
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Cops & CourtsState fire officials seek help in identifying Benton arson suspect
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Red Sox finish off Astros in Game 5, head to World Series
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Thursday's NBA roundup: Celtics can boast a center of attention
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Thursday's NHL roundup: Bruins fall to Oilers in overtime, 3-2
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House District 67: Consultant challenges incumbent lawmaker
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Obituary: Stories of store owners' generosity evoke a simpler time
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Mary Mayhew, who opposed Medicaid expansion in Maine, named to head nation's Medicaid program
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Professor who offered college credit for trip to lobby Sen. Collins is barred from teaching, says USM
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Researchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
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Dunkin' Donuts apologizes for Portland employee's refusal to serve Somali family after argument
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CMP restores power to most of the 95,000 customers who lost it
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