Local & State

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May 19, 2023

Opportunity Alliance receives grant to help Maine immigrant community access infant food program

The $710,000 initiative will raise awareness in the immigrant community about the Women, Infants and Children food assistance program.
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May 19, 2023

Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis

Maine's congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.
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May 19, 2023

Gardiner’s weekly classic car show continues to celebrate nostalgia, car culture despite relocating due to flooding

For more than two decades, Gardiner's Thursday Night Cruise-In has drawn car lovers from across the state to swap stories and share their mutual love of antique, vintage and classic cars.
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May 19, 2023

Richmond man on probation over bank robbery is arrested on warrants while hiding in blueberry field, police say

Albert T. “AJ” Peaslee, 40, was arrested Thursday in Windsor following a multi-agency search, authorities said.
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May 19, 2023

Victim still unknown in deadly Kittery hotel fire

As investigators look for the cause of the fire that destroyed the Days Inn, the state medical examiner is trying to identify the person whose body was found in the rubble.
Published
May 18, 2023

Maine may pay lobster fishers to test new gear as whale protection rules loom

A bill would create a 'lobster innovation fund' to pay lobster fishing license holders to test new fishing technologies.
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May 18, 2023

Could Maine’s college dorms help solve the homelessness crisis?

A group of advocates and officials said Thursday that they will ask the state to look into opening unused dorms for temporary housing.
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May 18, 2023

Lawmakers hear competing offshore wind proposals

One bill lays out a detailed state path to promote floating offshore wind that will help Maine meet its climate goals and create jobs, while the other seeks to use the state's power to keep the industry out of the Gulf of Maine where fishermen earn their living.
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May 18, 2023

Maine parties spar over spending, tax cuts as budget talks heat up

Republicans say continuing to increase state spending as many families struggle to meet basic needs is 'not a good sell' for Democrats.
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May 18, 2023

Biddeford man pleads not guilty to assault charge in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Christopher Maurer is accused of hitting, screaming at and making obscene gestures toward Capitol police officers before he was pepper-sprayed and left the area.