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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Maine members of Congress demand end to mail delays, answers from postmaster general
President Trump says he’ll withhold funding from the U.S. Postal Service to prevent the expansion of mail-in voting, raising widespread objections in the House and Senate.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Biddeford breaks ground on RiverWalk parking garage
Years in the making, city officials hope the parking garage will be a key component in the revitalization effort for the city’s mill district.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Postal workers’ union says up to 80,000 letters were held back Monday in southern Maine
Under a new policy handed down from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, trucks left the mail behind at a local distribution center, according to the union.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Enforcement of Maine’s strict online privacy law begins without clear strategy
The state’s attorney general said most internet service providers affirm they are complying, but a group of large providers is fighting the law in court.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Sen. King raises concerns about U.S. Postal Service policies as election nears
King, a longtime advocate for the agency, warns a key Senate leader that post offices will struggle to keep up with mail-in ballots unless policies are changed.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Fatal shark attack shakes sense of security along Maine coast
Surfers, kayakers and vacationers are all reckoning with a shattered feeling of safety that follows Maine’s first fatal shark attack.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Three reported shark sightings put Maine Marine Patrol on high alert following fatal attack
Patrols can’t substantiate any of the reports, but state and local officials are urging people to stay in shallow water and be aware of their surroundings in the wake of Julie Dimperio Holowach’s death off Bailey Island in Harpswell on Monday.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Summer resident killed by great white in Maine’s first fatal shark attack
Julie Dimperio Holowach, a recently retired fashion executive from New York City, was swimming near Bailey Island on Monday afternoon when she was attacked.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Whose idea was it to call Maine ‘Vacationland’?
Like it or not, the slogan has adorned Maine’s license plates for nearly 85 years.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Amazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say letter carriers
Several letter carriers are accusing Portland’s postmaster of deliberately delaying the delivery of first-class and priority mail by ordering clerks to sort Amazon packages first, ensuring that carriers deliver them on time.
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