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Published
March 6, 2025

Maine Democrats call for $6 million in state funding for reproductive health care

A bill before lawmakers is proposing $6.18 million in new annual funding for family planning services including birth control, cancer screenings and gynecological care.
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March 6, 2025

Auburn rail line to Portland should be a trail, lawmakers told

Opponents of the proposal to create a 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail along the route say the tracks should stay in place in case passenger rail service returns.
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March 6, 2025

Money from New England grid operator could be used to promote electric vehicle subsidies in Maine

Transportation accounts for nearly half of the carbon emissions in Maine and expanding electric vehicle use would help the state achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gases by 45% in 5 years.
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March 6, 2025

School bus driver fell asleep before crash in Minot last year, police say

Angela Beasley drove the bus despite having a condition that caused her to fall asleep randomly, investigators said Thursday.
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March 6, 2025

10 Scarborough students taken to hospital after feeling ill at Wentworth School

Fire Chief Rich Kindelan said none of the illnesses was serious and no gases or other issues were detected inside the school.

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March 6, 2025

In a first, New England governors push transmission boost to bring wind, hydropower through Maine

The region's electric grid operator will oversee a more than $1 billion transmission upgrade along the Maine-New Hampshire line.
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March 6, 2025

MDOT to review alternatives to Gorham Connector

The decision comes after protracted pushback from residents and some towns in the path of the proposed toll highway designed to relieve commuter congestion in Portland's suburbs.
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March 6, 2025

1 dead, 4 injured in Portland house fire

The fire on Olympia Street was reported just after 1 a.m. Thursday.
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March 6, 2025

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

The cost-of-living adjustments were canceled in 2025 for budgetary reasons and were not included in Gov. Mills' two-year budget proposal.
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March 6, 2025

How the pandemic reshaped Portland’s restaurant scene

Exactly five years ago, the onset of COVID in Maine, and its aftermath, caused a period of intense turnover in the restaurant industry. It continues today.