Local & State
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Portland restaurant Esaan closing permanently
The restaurant, displaced by a fire in 2021, had faced operational difficulties this winter because of the chef's ongoing medical crisis.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Portland coffee shop and roastery becomes first in Maine to ratify contract with labor union
Coffee By Design and Local 327 of the Laborers' International Union of North America have reached an agreement that boosts wages and sets a framework for improved relations between workers and managers.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Mills vetoes bill restructuring income tax brackets
The bill would restructure income tax brackets with an aim of reducing the tax burden for low and middle-income residents while also raising taxes on the wealthy, but Gov. Janet Mills said it would not provide meaningful relief.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Judge considering Woodford Street defendant’s request for new murder trial
Damion Butterfield pleaded guilty last year to the murder of Derald Coffin, shortly before jury verdict could be read.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Gorham lawmaker warns Nebraska not to monkey with its electoral votes
State House Majority Leader Maureen Terry says if Nebraska tries to help Donald Trump, Maine may act to boost Joe Biden.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Mills signs bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, update ‘yellow flag’ law
The newly signed law, proposed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, expands requirements for background checks to include private, advertised sales and also updates the existing yellow flag law.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Maine State Police investigate fatal crash on Maine Turnpike in Wells
A 53-year-old woman from Albion was killed in the 4-vehicle crash Friday morning.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Maine Republican leaders urge party to regain women’s trust as convention begins
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, got a mixed welcome before speaking to party faithful, many of whom displayed support for former President Donald Trump.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Maine made progress in wages and productivity, but still faces shrinking labor force
A report released Friday by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development says the state has hit some of its 2030 targets but has fallen short of 'where we need to be.'
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Lewiston Strong: Hundreds gather to honor victims, survivors 6 months after mass shooting
Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the lives of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille.
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