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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Local & State
Maine House approves bill allowing nurse practitioners to provide abortion services
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 to end standoff
Police said the man was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police tactical team after an hourslong standoff in Auburn.
Late change to city budget means Portland parking fees going up
The City Council voted 5-4 around midnight Monday to increase metered parking fees by 25 cents an hour.
Maine CDC reports first measles case during nationwide outbreak
The case was confirmed Monday in a school-aged child in Somerset County, and the agency says others may have been exposed at junior and senior high schools in Madison and the hospital in Skowhegan.
New Hampshire developer with plans for housing buys Lewiston’s Continental Mill
Chinburg Properties specializes in redeveloping mills with Maine projects in Biddeford, Saco and Westbrook.
Maine home sales, prices rebound in April
Maine's housing market bounced back in April following months of relative decline in sales volume and price growth.
McGahn defies subpoena for testimony as calls for impeachment hearings increase
Infuriated Democrats are ramping up calls to start impeachment proceedings against the president.
Maine Voices: Consumer utility takeover will break CMP/Iberdrola stranglehold
Rep. Seth Berry's bill offers an alternative to monopolies that provide poor service and raise rates.
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Local & State Posted: 10:30 PM
York man gets 2 years for sending threatening emails to police, educator
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Varsity Maine Posted: 10:28 PM
Tuesday’s high school roundup: Walk in seventh lifts Massabesic softball to win
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Sports Posted: 10:22 PM
Tuesday’s major league roundup: Yanks smack three homers to rout Orioles, 11-4
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Nation & World Posted: 10:16 PM
Another day of tornadoes in Midwest, but St. Louis spared
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Nation & World Posted: 10:02 PM
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be turned over to Congress
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Posted: 9:42 PM
Arizona prisons ban book about black men in criminal justice system
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Nation & World Posted: 9:33 PM
Calls for impeachment grow in House
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News Posted: 9:27 PM
Scarborough picks retiring RSU 14 superintendent to fill interim position
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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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Lewiston-AuburnPolice fatally shoot Auburn man to end standoff
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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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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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Cops & CourtsDistrict attorney drops misdemeanor charges against former Maine lawmaker
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New EnglandBody found at New Hampshire shore identified as missing Maine man
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Cops & CourtsStrangled Maine woman had defendant’s DNA on her, prosecutors tell jurors
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BusinessGov. Mills kicks off plan for economic growth, especially in rural Maine
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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 & World
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be turned over to Congress
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Nation & WorldTrump appeals judge’s ruling saying accounting firm must turn over financial records
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PoliticsMueller, House Democrats at impasse over how much of his testimony would be public
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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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NewsJail inmate turns himself in after leaving work assignment
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Local & StateHancock County woman dies in ATV crash
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