On Friday morning tens of thousands of Mainers still without power

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October 18, 2019

On Friday morning tens of thousands of Mainers still without power

Central Maine Power warned customers in hard-hit areas that it could be days before power is restored.
Published
October 18, 2019

Watch: Maine astronaut Jessica Meir steps out of space station and into history

Caribou native Jessica Meir is participating Friday morning in the first all-female spacewalk with astronaut Christina Koch.
Published
October 17, 2019

Greg Sweetser retiring as Ski Maine’s executive director after 24 years

Sweetser will step down in May 2020 as the leader of the organization that champions Maine's Alpine and Nordic ski industries.
Published
October 17, 2019

Strimling’s campaign and opponents trade ethics complaints in mayoral race

While the complaint by the incumbent's campaign says Unite Portland failed to file disclosure reports and concealed a consultant's identity, a group opposing Ethan Strimling's re-election says his operation failed to report in-kind contributions.
Published
October 17, 2019

Stabbing near Scarborough High School resolved with plea deal

Nicholas Blanchard pleaded guilty to a felony, but the conviction will be reduced to a misdemeanor next year if he follows the terms of the agreement.
Published
October 17, 2019

Johnson & Johnson agrees to $117 million settlement over pelvic mesh devices

Maine's share of the multistate settlement is a little more than $1.5 million, according to Attorney General Aaron M. Frey.
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October 17, 2019

Family and tribal members plead for posthumous pardon for Don Gellers

The Passamaquoddy’s attorney was the victim of a state-sponsored conspiracy while doing work that led to the Indian land claims settlement act.
Published
October 17, 2019

Man arrested in Maine to be arraigned in 1990s Massachusetts rapes

Prosecutors say a man who fled Massachusetts 16 years ago and was arrested in Maine this summer will be arraigned in connection with a pair of unsolved rapes from the 1990s
Published
October 17, 2019

Police say pug was snatched by coyotes in Scarborough, maybe

A resident reported the dog missing Wednesday and told police she suspected coyotes, but there was no evidence that a wild canine was involved, police said.
Published
October 17, 2019

Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls

Maine's secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.