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Dover-Foxcroft stares down massive tax hike to maintain ailing dam
Without outside funding, maintaining the dam to federal standards would run the town just under $10 million.
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One national political forecaster says the 2026 race will likely be a toss-up, but for now, Maine's senior senator looks to have an initial advantage because of her historical crossover appeal, which will be tested in Trump's second term.
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February 15During the Jim Crow era, Black tourists to Maine found recreational spaces where they were welcomed, not shunned.
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February 15A $335,000 reimbursement for 2 months' worth of USDA program expenses is on hold.
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February 16The cutbacks would hobble life sciences research, experts say.
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February 15Data from the Lewiston Police Department show gun violence over the last six years has take a dramatic upturn.
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February 15Despite having signed government contracts, farmers who have spent money on projects to conserve soil, water and power have been told they cannot get reimbursed until USDA programs and policies are reviewed by Elon Musk’s DOGE team.
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February 16New York-based SVCMC agreed to pay $29 million in the first settlement in the case, in which it, Martin's Point and 4 other health care providers are accused of keeping $300 million in overpayments.
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February 14Russell Pease, 52, of Old Orchard Beach, robbed Nibblesford Cheese Shop after posing as a customer interested in local food and wine two years ago.
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February 16The City Council voted last Monday for a six-month pause on new marijuana businesses, but failed to follow proper processes under state law and the city charter.
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February 14Drivers don't need to report the truck, which currently sits on its passenger side, Maine State Police said.
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February 14The blaze appeared to begin when a strong gust of wind blew flames from an outdoor stove, officials said.
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February 14Domingus Nobrega, 48, opted not to enter a plea at his arraignment Friday, forcing the court to submit a not guilty plea on his behalf.
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February 16A storm that arrived in southern Maine on Saturday, just 2 days after a combination rain-and-snow storm swept through the area, is bringing another round of cold, wet weather.
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February 14The annual shower of red hearts decorated the city once again Friday.
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February 14Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer for SpaceX, has filed paperwork to run as an independent against Maine's senior senator.
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February 14Trump's order to freeze federal loans and grants concerns farmers like Hugh and Jenny Lassen, who grow wild blueberries in Cherryfield and made major investments thinking they'd get an $8,000 grant.
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Maine's largest supermarket chain suddenly charged a South Portland man for a purchase he made 2 months earlier.
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February 14Rep. Randall Hall, R-Wilton, was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on 12 charges Wednesday.
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February 13Nishon has worked at the orchestra for 17 years and been the executive director for 10.
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February 13The sponsor of the legislation says solar companies are trying to get around state law by storing, instead of recycling, solar panels he says are toxic. Clean energy advocates say it's unnecessary.
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February 13Katy Jayne Billie, 42, of Standish, died Feb. 1 in a car crash on Brighton Avenue in Portland.
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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 14A 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 14The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.
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February 14Chief 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 16Several 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.