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May 12, 2025

Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean

The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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May 12, 2025

Could Maine finally create a statewide system for tracking rape kits?

A proposal died when the Legislature ran out of time last year. While there's more support for the effort this year, lawmakers wonder if they will have the funding.
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May 12, 2025

Scarborough council candidates weigh in on priorities, growth and more

Lawrence Cain, Donlad Scott Gondzar and Crescencia Maurer are running to fill the seat to be vacated by Donald Cushing.
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May 12, 2025

Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations

Over the past 4 years, Worcester Resources has racked up more than $50,000 in federal fines for workplace safety and record-keeping infractions.
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May 12, 2025

Man shot in Biddeford says he was defending himself, trying to disarm suspect

The 34-year-old man charged in the shooting faces one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

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May 12, 2025

Car crash knocks out power for nearly 1/3 of Westbrook households Monday

More than 3,400 Central Maine Power customers lost power after a wreck on Brown Street, police said.
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May 12, 2025

Trump cuts $35 million in Maine funding after calling digital access initiatives ‘racist’

The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.
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May 12, 2025

Under federal pressure, some of Maine’s colleges are renaming DEI offices

Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like 'diversity' and 'inclusion' from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like 'community' and 'belonging.'
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May 12, 2025

Central Maine Healthcare expands access to colorectal screenings in Bridgton

Central Maine Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are partnering to provide routine colonoscopy services to Anthem members at Bridgton Hospital.
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May 12, 2025

Maine voter ID supporters challenge state’s ballot language

In addition to requiring a photo ID while casting a ballot, the initiative would make it harder to vote absentee and add requirements for municipal elections workers.