The board also announced a nonbinding question for the June ballot to gauge voters’ support for municipal funding of Christmas Prelude.
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Search of alleged Carrabassett Valley shooter’s home yielded 2 dozen guns, forensic evidence
The evidence, court documents say, led police to charge Austin Doucette, 24, with murder in the March 8 death of 23-year-old Makayla DeSantis.
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Strike at Bath Iron Works poised to enter 5th day
Contract negotiations between the shipyard and its draftsmen’s union continued through Thursday.
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Feds investigating Maine’s practice of placing transgender inmates in women’s prison
The U.S. Justice Department says it will also investigate the practice in California, citing reports of sexual harassment and assault by transgender inmates in both states.
Posted inMaine, News
Despite Portland lobbying, Legislature will not take up tax exemption issue
Leaders of nonprofit organizations that have lost tax-exempt status are going back to the drawing board after an effort to remedy the situation through legislation is dead — for now.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mainers go uninsured as health care premiums rise
Maine’s health insurance marketplace has seen a decline in ACA enrollment, including thousands who canceled plans after certain tax credits expired.
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Renters push for funding for eviction prevention program
A pilot program launched in 2024 helped more than 1,280 households avoid eviction.
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Leeds farmer found guilty of murder in 2023 shooting death of Windham man
Prosecutors said Joseph Chute killed Alex Jackson over a debt in May 2023.
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Authorities more than double reward for details on man last seen in Portland nearly 20 years ago
The FBI and police say they haven’t received any leads about the location of Boston resident Miguel Oliveras since he was last seen near a Riverside Street club in 2006.
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An island in Maine’s Casco Bay is losing its only store
‘It’s been the pulse of the island for a very long time,’ said Joshua Doughty, whose family has run Doughty’s Island Market on Chebeague Island since 1961.