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Snowstorm can’t stop Toy Fund volunteers from spreading holiday joy
Volunteers distributed bags of toys and books to more than 2 dozen parents who braved the snow Tuesday to visit the Toy Fund’s South Portland workshop.
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How Maine representatives could be key in investigating military strikes on boats off Venezuela
Sen. Angus King and Rep. Jared Golden sit on the Senate and House armed services committees, the leaders of which said they will be looking into attacks that killed 11 people.
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Mainer, other former federal employees, sue Trump administration over DEI firings
Complaints filed with other federal bodies this year have gone unresolved, attorneys say, resulting in a class action suit filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
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Maine issues another recall of cannabis products
The recall issued Wednesday applies to products sold at 22 adult-use dispensaries in Maine and stems from the same producer as other recalls in recent months.
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Scarborough Fire Department welcomes 10 new firefighters at graduation ceremony
The graduating class is the largest cohort of firefighters to be hired at one time in town history.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County HIV cases do not appear to be linked, Maine CDC says
Five HIV cases have been detected in the county so far this year, following 30 cases recorded in Bangor since 2023.
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Trump comments instill mix of fear and resilience in Maine’s Somali community
Somali Americans in Maine say the president’s rhetoric places an unfair target on an already vulnerable group.
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Portland high school students protest ICE in walkout to City Hall
More than 500 students from public and private schools in the city showed up in recognition of 2 Portland high schoolers detained by immigration officials last month.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Portland’s first winter storm arrived a day before higher parking fines
Residents who were ticketed Tuesday will only pay $40, but going forward, the penalty will be $130 — a move the city says is aimed at getting more people to move their vehicles when snow bans are called.