Local & State
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Northern lights likely to put on a show in Maine on Friday, Saturday nights
The aurora borealis is difficult to predict, but keep an eye on the northern sky on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Scammer jailed in Maine who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to U.K., judge rules
Marianne Smyth, who claimed to be an Irish heiress and a witch, was arrested in February and has been in a Maine jail waiting to learn if she will be extradited.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Libbytown community garden temporarily closed because of contaminated soil
The Portland garden will reopen next month with new raised beds. But some gardeners say they may not return and the city still has to finish testing other gardens.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Lawmakers advance nearly 80 new spending bills, setting up possible clash with Gov. Mills
Gov. Janet Mills has warned lawmakers that the state budget was near a "breaking point" and urged them to only take up her half-dozen vetoes.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder, left her estate to sons, other trustees
Bean died March 23 at the age of 82.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Troy woman dies after Unity Township crash
A 72-year-old woman was extricated from her car with serious injuries and taken by ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where she died of injuries suffered in the crash.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Truck carrying 15 million bees rolls over on I-95 in Clinton
The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital after the Thursday evening crash, but the bees were largely spared and made it to their final destination in Washington County, officials said.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Kennebec Water District working to reroute main after discovering problem in Waterville
The Kennebec Water District ran into problems when it excavated at the site of two separate water main breaks that had occurred May 3 and Tuesday.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
Lawmakers fail to override vetoes of bump stocks ban, farmworker minimum wage
All override efforts failed Friday and the Legislature has yet to override a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who has rejected 49 bills since taking office.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
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