Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, according to an online court docket.
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Success of Maine’s snowmobile industry rides on the weather
‘We rely on Mother Nature’ and bad snow years can ‘devastate’ the businesses that depend on snowmobilers, Maine Snowmobile Association President Al Swett said.
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Musk flexes muscle to stop Infowars’ X account sale to The Onion
Even if a judge approves the sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion, it will still be bound by Elon Musk’s X Corporation’s terms of service.
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L.L.Bean to lay off up to 75 Maine workers
It is the second round of layoffs announced this year by the Freeport-based outdoor clothing and equipment brand.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Mills, Pingree, King push to extend asylum seeker work permits
Rep. Chellie Pingree, Sen. Angus King and Gov. Janet Mills are asking federal authorities to permanently extend automatic work permit renewals for up to 540 days because of a backlog in asylum cases.
Posted inNation & World
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
Depending on who you ask, the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country or were cause for celebration.
Posted inMaine, News
After a flood of requests, Maine Needs will move into a bigger space
The nonprofit needs more room in order to make a dent in a continuous backlog of 250-plus requests for donations.
Posted inMaine, News
Cause of printing press fire in Lisbon still being investigated
The fire at Dingley Press on Monday morning was safely extinguished and no injuries were reported.
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Homeless people are being moved more quickly in Portland, but some have nowhere to go
The city and social service organizations are struggling to help dozens of individuals sleeping outside who can’t or won’t stay in a shelter, but the mayor says Portland can only do so much.
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More than 125 miles of aging gas lines replaced in southern Maine
Over 14 years, Unitil Corp. installed high-density plastic pipe and made other upgrades that have cut gas leaks and methane escaping into the air.