Local & State
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine
The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice. Mills added more pointed criticism at a news conference in which she said the country needs leadership, ‘not more hatred and more division.’
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Hundreds line Waterville streets to protest racism in aftermath of Minneapolis man’s death
Monday's protest drew at least 200 people to the the Universalist-Unitarian Church in Waterville, with participants hoisting signs amid nationwide unrest stemming from George Floyd's death while in police custody.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Highland Green 55-and-older community in Topsham expanding
The project includes a $1.5 million expansion of an existing road to access the new apartments and future neighborhoods.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
These are winners of this year’s Maine Literary Awards
Distinguished Achievement Award winner poet Betsy Sholl says celebrating poetry and literature is important because they help create empathy, something that today's world could use.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Maine reports 24 new COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths as reopening expands
Monday marked the first day of phase two of Gov. Janet Mills' plan to reopen the state's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Alain Nahimana, who founded Maine immigrant center, has died
Nahimana was executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and a longtime advocate for immigrants.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Fryeburg Fair canceled for 2020
The fair, founded in 1851, will be held again in October 2021, according to the board of trustees.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Sidelined workers face dilemma when called back to the job
Labor advocates say Maine's reopening is putting some people in the difficult position of risking their health or their livelihood.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Maine courts struggle with public access during pandemic
A new plan does not include any information about how the public or the press should access virtual hearings or what will happen when courtrooms are at capacity under social distancing guidelines.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
On this date in Maine history: June 1
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