Local & State
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Portland man charged with leading warden, state police on chase in Waterville
Justin Cardelli, 41, was arrested last Wednesday after he refused to stop for a warden in Waterville and eventually fled into the woods with a female passenger.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Bill banning flavored tobacco loses funding in state budget compromise
The legislation, which would bar the sale of menthol cigarettes, could be in jeopardy as a bipartisan budget deal fails to backfill sales tax revenue that would be lost.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
House defense budget reverses plan to cut Bath-built ships
The bill includes funding for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, going against the president’s shipbuilding cut from earlier this year.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
PUC awards new round of Maine clean-energy projects
Regulators approved contracts for 7 renewable power projects as part of the state's effort to reduce fossil fuel consumption and advance climate goals.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Four guests taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Freeport hotel
Tuesday's response was delayed because the Comfort Suites didn't call 911, and instead left a message about elevated CO levels on a nonemergency business line at the fire department on Monday.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Maine CDC reports one case of Powassan virus
The rare virus, which can cause serious health problems, is caused by deer ticks or woodchuck ticks.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
COVID-19 indicators improve, signaling ‘the tables have turned’
The seven-day average of daily new cases stands at 25.1, compared to 192.9 a month ago.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Mal Leary retiring after a 45-year career in journalism
The radio reporter has been covering Maine politics since the 1970s, including for several years as head of his own news service.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Portland Charter Commission selects leaders
Michael Kebede, a policy counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, and Shay Stewart-Bouley, a writer and executive director of Community Change Inc., a Boston-based anti-racist nonprofit, were elected chair and vice chair, respectively.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Racial Equity panel’s report recommends changes in oversight, training of Portland police officers
Among the recommendations is creation of a crisis response team to initially deal with some mental health and other situations in marginalized communities.
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