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Hannaford says delayed credit card charges are unrelated to cyber issue
Maine's largest supermarket chain suddenly charged a South Portland man for a purchase he made 2 months earlier.
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Politics
Maine lawmaker accused of forging signatures on campaign finance forms
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Life & Culture
Executive director Carolyn Nishon will leave the Portland Symphony Orchestra
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Business
Maine considers tightening rules for recycling solar panels
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Local & State
Standish woman killed in crash remembered as intelligent, thoughtful mother
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February 13Maine School Administrative District 75 — which includes Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Topsham — is considering a policy drafted by the district's Personal Technology Study Group that would establish guidelines for the "appropriate, ethical, and safe use" of artificial intelligence tools.
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February 13A recent stretch of cold weather, coupled with multiple measurable snow events has residents and visitors glimpsing something that has become increasingly rare.
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February 13Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said overseas military threats require the defense workforce to grow, not shrink.
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February 13The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction without a state building permit, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.
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February 13Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
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February 13Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy's 'miraculous conversion' after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
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February 13The shooting happened when officers responded to a complaint that the man was violating a protection order.
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February 13A tractor trailer traveling northbound lost control, crashed through the median, and struck a car and box truck traveling southbound, Maine State Police say.
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The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism.
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February 13The owners of the neighborhood institution missed the first payment on a $5,700 fine for selling non-food items to a SNAP compliance agent.
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February 13Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.
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February 12Maine State Police gathered Wednesday to pay respect to K9 Preacher, who was shot during a standoff in Portage Lake in Aroostook County earlier this month.
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February 13Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette challenges some of President Donald Trump's early moves to increase the efficiency of the federal government, pointing out that the inspectors general he fired focused on rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.
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February 12The automaker hasn't formally announced plans to expand into Maine, but a building permit says the site would be an auto dealership and service center for the company run by Elon Musk.
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February 12The task force would draft a proposal for a progressive discipline policy for the district by May.
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February 13All of the patients were discharged from Portsmouth Regional Hospital Wednesday night, a hospital spokesperson said.
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February 12The Legislature is considering 2 bills that would implement revenue sharing across the state's recreational cannabis industry.
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February 13A building at 60 Front St. is the first of several to be demolished as part of Head of Falls Village.
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February 13Republicans fall in line behind President Donald Trump's pick to oversee 18 different intelligence agencies.
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February 12Several Florida airports are among the top final destinations for people flying out of the Portland International Jetport in winter, with Orlando leading the way.
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February 13Portland Water District crews found a water main break on Little Diamond Island on Wednesday morning.
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February 12Seven people were arrested Tuesday after city police searched an apartment building on Congress Street.
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February 12Residents complain that the city seems to be doing a worse job plowing. Officials say heavy snowfall and lack of adherence to parking bans are to blame.
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February 11Now in its 38th year, the 8-day New England High Journalism Collaborative is designed to offer traditionally underserved populations the opportunity to work in a newsroom environment.
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February 11Judd Reed, 70, was pronounced dead at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, police said.
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February 11Andrew Belisle, 73, has been accused of sexually abusing a teenager several times in 2019 and 2020 before he retired.
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February 11Lawyers say the Maine Supreme Judicial Court didn't consider the Legislature's full authority when it comes to enacting new laws.
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February 12Judge Lance Walker heard arguments in a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who are challenging the Maine statute enacted in April.
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February 12Seven Maine hospitals have closed their birthing centers in the past decade, and 2 more will do so this year.
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February 11At farm stands across Maine, you'll pay less than half of what you would in a grocery store, if you go early.
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February 12The bill is a response to the sale process of the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, but a University of Maine System official said no municipalities have ever submitted bids for university buildings.
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February 12World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort's original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
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February 11A Maine State Police bomb team determined a box that had been donated contained a spent training grenade and fuses for artillery shells.
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February 12Democrats and Republicans said they will have conversations before final votes on the budget in 2 weeks, though areas of compromise seemed hard to come by.
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February 12The Maine Republican, considered a key swing vote for many Cabinet picks, did not respond to questions about why she thinks Kennedy is qualified for the role despite his history of criticizing vaccines.
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February 12Unlike in some other states, there have not yet been any confirmed cases of avian influenza in humans in Maine.
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The Toy Fund raised just over $190,000 in donations from readers and was able to make sure no one was turned away, despite a more than 40% increase in the number of applications for help from last year.
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February 11The driver failed to stop at railroad safety gates that had been lowered on Main Street, police said.
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February 11The college issued suspensions to eight students over their encampment in the college's student union, which organizers concluded Monday evening after reaching an 'understanding' with administrators.
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February 11Trump is pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which provided $250 million to Maine schools this year for some of the most vulnerable students.
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February 10A federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health directive, which Sen. Susan Collins also opposes, calling it 'poorly conceived.'
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February 11Since an OBD that isn't working correctly could introduce pathogens directly into bodies of water, Maine hopes to eventually eliminate them all.
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February 10A judge in New Hampshire has agreed to block enforcement while he considers a challenge from advocates, including the ACLU of Maine, who argue the order is unconstitutional.
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February 10Police found the men deceased in the woods behind the Hannaford supermarket on Riverside Street.
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February 10The younger generation is carrying on traditions, like giving cards and candy, but also making a concerted effort to spend time with friends and family.
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February 10Heather Sanborn also said she will speak neither for nor against legislation seeking to eliminate a solar subsidy program she supported as a lawmaker.
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February 10Fully online graduate and undergraduate degrees, which schools say offer flexibility for busy adult students, are becoming more available across the state.
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February 10While counties invested in community projects and critical infrastructure, they budgeted more for emergency services, sheriffs’ offices and jails.
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February 10Tatiana Medeiros, 20, of East Providence, died after crashing into a median.
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February 9Much of Greater Portland reported 10 to 12 inches, while the impact was less in central and western Maine. And more snow is coming later this week, forecasters say.
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February 10Much of southern Maine saw 10 to 12 inches, while most of the central and western parts of the state got less, according to the National Weather Service.
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Matthew Peinado's current exhibit at USM-LAC is titled ‘Connections,’ which also describes his goal of connecting his students to the transformative nature of art.
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February 11In some two dozen interviews conducted over two days last week, residents of Madawaska and Edmundston spoke about the growing tension between the two countries, the simmering anxiety about what Trump’s tariffs might mean for the local economy – and why some of them are supporting the president’s tactics anyway. Photos by Portland Press Herald photographer Brianna Soukup.
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The Experiential Learning Opportunities program at Lewiston Regional Technical Center offers students hands-on experience in fields such as medical sciences, automotive tech, and culinary arts.
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February 9The amount of the drug seized along the northern border, especially the region that includes Maine, represents a tiny fraction of all fentanyl seized.
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February 11In Madawaska, at the state's northern tip, fortunes are closely tied to its Canadian counterpart, Edmundston, across the St. John River.
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February 10The Somerset County Sheriff's Office responded to 40 Walnut Drive just before midnight Friday for a reported assault.
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February 8U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction early Saturday after 19 Democratic attorneys general — including Maine's — sued President Donald Trump.
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February 8In all, a $5 billion program to build chargers on highways nationwide was halted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.