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.
State is unlawfully holding 13-year-old boy at Long Creek, attorney alleges
A judge determined in April that the boy was not competent to stand trial, but could be in the future.
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.
Our View: Sometimes, the best Rx is a healthy diet
Doctors are helping patients, and saving money, by prescribing nutritious food along with drugs.
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Nation & World Posted: 11:15 AM
Probe into Va. governor’s racist yearbook photo can’t determine who’s in it
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New England Posted: 11:08 AM
Fugitive says he’ll surrender if people ‘like’ wanted poster
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Nation & World Posted: 10:48 AM
EPA blocks a dozen products containing pesticides thought harmful to bees
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Health Posted: 10:44 AM
More than 700 vaccinated after Maine restaurant worker infection
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Boston Bruins Posted: 7:05 AM
Bruins, Blues meet in Stanley Cup Final 49 years in making
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Letters Posted: 4:00 AM
Alabama abortion law punishes rape, incest victims
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Opinion Posted: 4:00 AM
Leonard Pitts: To anti-abortion hypocrites, ‘all lives matter’ – except black ones
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Letters Posted: 4:00 AM
Liberals’ views of social issues dominate coverage
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Local & StateMark Perry, ‘a natural’ for helping homeless and people in recovery, dies at 48
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Cops & CourtsPolice fatally shoot Auburn man after long standoff involving hostage
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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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Health care
Vaccinated child had Maine’s first case of measles in 2 years, say health officials
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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 & StateJunk piles keep growing at antiques business in Fairfield
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Local & StatePortland City Council restores social service cuts, but Engine 1 will be decommissioned
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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
May 20
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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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Health
More than 700 vaccinated after Maine restaurant worker infection
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New England
Fugitive says he’ll surrender if people ‘like’ wanted poster
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Cops & CourtsYork man gets 2 years for sending threatening emails to police, educator
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Nation & World
Probe into Va. governor’s racist yearbook photo can’t determine who’s in it
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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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Local & StateThousands lose power as winds blow down trees weakened by spring rains
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Business
The Wrap: Ice cream (for all eaters), and shopping local – from farm and sea to table
A little something to sweeten your Memorial Day weekend – a new scoop shop on Portland's West End.
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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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Schools and Education
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith leader named UMF’s next president
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Local & StateGolf 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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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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Local & StateJudge tosses lawsuit over Biddeford’s plan to charge for parking
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