Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that recorded at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.
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Sports Digest: Sea Dogs shut out by Patriots, 1-0
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Cops & Courts Posted: 3:00 PM
Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
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Business Posted: 1:33 PM
Study: Amazon warehouse workers say they struggle to afford food, rent
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Nation & World Posted: 1:20 PM
Netanyahu fends off criticism at home and abroad over his lack of a postwar plan for Gaza
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Nation & World Posted: 1:19 PM
Barge hits a bridge in Galveston, damaging the structure and causing oil spill
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Business Posted: 1:11 PM
Whistleblower says DOT kept important truck safety info from the public
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Local & State Posted: 12:17 PM
Skowhegan voters won't have a say on the uncertain future of the Indian sculpture
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Arts Review Posted: 12:10 PM
Review: Motown and pop star Diana Ross shows Merrill audience why she’s legendary
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Politics Posted: 12:05 PM
Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates on June 27 on CNN and on Sept. 10 on ABC
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Nation & World Posted: 11:55 AM
U.S. lays out plans for withdrawing troops from Niger
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Politics Posted: 11:36 AM
On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
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Health Posted: 11:35 AM
Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
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Schools and Education
University of Southern Maine announces layoffs to take effect Friday
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Business
Harpswell resident tries to force sale of historic local waterfront owned by 26 people
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Local & State
Body found in mud flats near former B&M Baked Beans plant in Portland
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Business
Flipped birds, selfies and stares: A day in the life of Portland’s Cybertruck owner
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Business
Bao Bao Dumpling House moving to Brunswick
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Local & State
New filings in lawsuit over Maine’s Mega Millions offer more personal details about mysterious winner
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Local & State
Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing ‘zombie’ apocalypse in Maine
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Business
The Wrap: Mr. Tuna launches in new digs; Tao Yuan closes and Bao Bao moves north
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Gov. Mills won’t sign 35 last-minute spending bills
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Local & State
6 Portland schools placed under ‘lockout’ after hoax bomb threat
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Elections
Absentee voting now underway for June primaries in Maine
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Sports
Record-setting Yarmouth boys’ soccer coach Mike Hagerty steps down
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Local & State
Body found in mud flats near former B&M Baked Beans plant in Portland
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Local & State
Waldoboro man who ran for Maine Senate sentenced to 15 months for storming U.S. Capitol
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Local & State
Maine organic farmers to sue EPA over forever chemicals in sludge
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Arts Review
Review: Motown and pop star Diana Ross shows Merrill audience why she’s legendary
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Politics
Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates on June 27 on CNN and on Sept. 10 on ABC
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Business
Inflation improved slightly in April, with timing for rate cuts still uncertain
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Cops & Courts
Robert Card’s family to testify before Lewiston commission
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Cops & Courts
Windham man acquitted on manslaughter charge in 2022 Turner fatal
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Cops & Courts
Maine high court upholds conviction of Lewiston man who killed his child's mother
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Local & State
Kennebunk firefighters simulate rain to calm honeybees after turnpike crash
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Business
MEMIC workers’ comp premiums reduced more than 15%
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Health
Fewer U.S. overdose deaths reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate
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Nation & World
Slovak minister says ‘clear political motivation’ behind assassination attempt
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Local & State
Music buoyed a woman in her cancer fight. Now she's giving instruments to ill children
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Nation & World
Biden advances $1 billion in arms for Israel amid Rafah tensions
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Business
Walmart lays off hundreds of office employees, requires others to relocate
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Schools and Education
70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t.
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Business
Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it.
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Do This
Get your fill of bivalves at the Maine Oyster Festival next month
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Local & State
Skowhegan voters won't have a say on the uncertain future of the Indian sculpture
Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
Travis McCutcheon, 54, was working in a special education program at Portland schools until February 2023.
Study: Amazon warehouse workers say they struggle to afford food, rent
53% of respondents reported that they’d experienced one or more forms of food insecurity in the prior three months.
On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
The Russian leader’s 2-day trip starting Thursday comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week.
Sports Digest: Sea Dogs shut out by Patriots, 1-0
A home run by rehabbing Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza accounts for the only run.
Baseball: Sanford breaks through in 8th inning to edge Kennebunk, 1-0
Spartans senior pitcher Tanner McCann scatters five hits in a complete-game shutout, and also scores the only run of the game.
Clarence Page: DEI on campus and in corporations is due for a change
If the value of the diversity, equity and inclusion program does not help either the work environment or profits, I agree that it should be questioned.
The Wrap: Mr. Tuna launches in new digs; Tao Yuan closes and Bao Bao moves north
Liquid Riot sold, to relaunch as Camp Pennant; Stonewall Kitchen comes back to Portland; Oun Lido's opens in Old Port; gluten-free bakery planned for Saco; and more.
Maine Voices Live with musician Clarisse Karasira
Join us for a live conversation with the musician on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at One Longfellow Square.
Garden tours, plants sales and more ways to spend time among flowers
Visit Maine's botanical gardens or get a sneak peek of what your neighbors are growing in their back yards.
Students get their hands dirty learning about Merrymeeting Bay
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay host the return of Spring Bay Day to a little over one hundred 4th graders from four different elementary schools.