Local & State
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PublishedMay 22, 2021
Maine CDC reports 159 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily increase since March
It announced Saturday that more person had died with the illness, a Cumberland County man in his 60s.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Rep. Pingree asks Homeland Security to review planned ICE office in Scarborough
Veterans advocates have called for the Department of Homeland Security to halt plans to move the Portland Vet Center from Portland to a building in Scarborough that will also house an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Maine businesses could benefit from increase in visas for foreign workers
The federal government will issue 22,000 additional H-2B visas, which help businesses in the state's tourism and agriculture industries find seasonal help.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Mask guidance conflicts as lawmakers return to State House
The Legislative Council voted to reopen the State House effective Monday while requiring people to continue wearing masks.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Benton’s Alewife festival canceled, but the great fish migration goes on
Although the Benton Alewife Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row during the pandemic, the yearly alewife migration continues with big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Benton’s Alewife Festival canceled again, but great fish migration swims on
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of festival for second consecutive year, the yearly alewife migration continues in big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Lawmakers consider bill to eliminate cash bail for minor charges
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would allow those charged with Class E misdemeanors like drinking in public to be released from jail without posting cash bail.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Canada gives final approval for transmission line to Maine border
The project now has all the permits required for construction from Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande in Quebec to the Maine border, and then over a 145-mile stretch to the grid in Lewiston, Maine.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Pandemic-driven demand for bikes is making them a hot item for thieves
Portland police have received 61 reports of bicycle thefts this year, reflecting a national trend spurred by a shortage that makes it easy for thieves to sell stolen bikes.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Plea negotiations have begun for Maine man charged in Capitol riot
Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon, who has been assigned a new public defender, is the only Maine resident charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.
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