The agency’s plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.
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Lewiston to conduct national search for new police chief, will seek public input
The city will set up a five-person advisory committee and hold a public input session on Aug. 26.
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Driver, passenger detained by ICE after pedestrian killed in Lewiston
A driver was detained by ICE Friday, police said, after a vehicle traveling on Park Street jumped the curb, striking and killing a Massachusetts woman.
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Was Maine once a French Canadian territory? | Fact brief
French Canadian migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries helped to create lasting francophone communities across Maine.
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Mexican citizen charged in Hallowell sexual assault, police say
Zuniga Balderas, 33, who overstayed his visa, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges related to the assault, according to Hallowell police.
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Proposed pedestrian footpath near Sebago Lake in Standish draws mixed opinions
The proposal would turn 300 feet of Maple Street that leads to a wharf into a footpath. Concerns have been raised about disabled residents’ access to the water.
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Even in the age of Google, Portland tourists still turn to info center | Column
Here’s what visitors ask about when they first show up in the city.
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Portland lobster boat races give proud lobstermen a chance to show off
Over 50 boats participated in Sunday’s races in Portland Harbor, with fishing families and friends gathered to cheer them on.
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Maine’s surge in tick-borne diseases linked to warming climate
Researchers say New England’s fast-warming climate correlates with Maine’s marked uptick in cases of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme, Anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
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Maine expands definition of domestic abuse
Maine joins nearly a dozen other states that have added “coercive control” to their definition of domestic abuse in civil code.