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A project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
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RSU 4 faces uphill battle to secure the funding it says it needs to ensure quality education for district students.
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Farmington selectmen approved the purchase of a computer and two printers for the new cruisers.
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Daryl Reed, the soldier who Robert Card threatened during the unit's annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card's closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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The bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.
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A rekindled camp fire burned nearly 2 acres on Mosher Hill Road, while a power line sparked a grass fire in West Farmington.
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Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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Officials hope to bring new business to Bay Street, build new affordable housing and curtail the impacts of climate change as part of the town's new comprehensive plan.
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A 14-year-old male also was involved in the early morning capture of suspects Wednesday and is being held in protective custody, according to Fairfield police Chief Tom Gould.
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The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
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Versant Power opposes a shift to whole-house electric heat pumps from those used in one or 2 rooms, saying affluent homeowners and developers will benefit.
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The appropriations committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.
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The change would help complete the project faster using available funding, said selectmen, who also voted to wait on sending the construction of the new complex out to bid for a contractor until late May.
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The Waterville Planning Board got a look at preliminary plans for The Residence Hall on Mayflower Hill Drive on Tuesday, and Colby College officials are scheduled to return to the board May 14 for final approval.
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Martha Gaythwaite is representing the state in an unusual case where the attorney general's office is both prosecuting and defending.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail confirmed a resident died Sunday morning, but released no other information pending the investigation by the Maine State Police.
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The state's K-12 schools reached "herd immunity" – when at least 95% of a population is vaccinated – for the first time since 2011, health officials said Tuesday.
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The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.
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The House and Senate will come back to vote on any vetoes, which require two-thirds support to overturn.
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Hannaford supermarket officials say to throw out Hannaford-branded 85% lean ground beef purchased between April 6-18 or return to the store for a refund.
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Critics say the minimum staffing levels are unrealistic and an unfunded mandate that will further burden the state's nursing homes, many of which are at risk of closing or downsizing because of worker shortages.
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If approved by voters, the district's budget would increase to just over $20 million next year, which officials say is fueled by rising inflation and the high cost of labor.
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The printer's frame fills up the large building in which it’s housed on the Orono campus, and can print objects 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high.
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The proposal drew significant debate in the Legislature this session as well as opposition from out-of-state Republican attorneys general who called it 'constitutionally defective.'
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The measure passed the Senate in a bipartisan 22-8 vote but was never taken up in the House. 'We could have at least had the conversation,' said the bill's sponsor.
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Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card's Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Acadia Healthcare is under contract to buy 2 Old Point Ave., the former Taylor’s Drug Store, where it plans to open a behavioral health clinic offering medication-assisted treatment and other services.
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After advancing to the Top 12 on Sunday, Gagnon sang 'Something in the Orange' by Zach Bryan on Monday night, earning a place in the top 10.
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The budget bill includes funding for storm relief, investments in affordable and emergency housing, a new minimum wage for education technicians and school support staff, and more.
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Clinton police said Damon Bickford, 40, had been missing since about 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Chairman Lance Harvell of Farmington issued a verbal apology and a written apology to Keith Amato of Wilton on April 16.
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Maine's programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
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The proposed $13.7 million spending plan cuts a couple of positions, but adds some, too, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said.
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Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state's highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
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A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
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Environmentalists say that in 5 years, regulators have adopted only 2 rules aimed at Maine’s Climate Law’s requirements, and not a single rule to scale back pollution from tailpipe emissions.
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Nicholas Eckert, 32, of Norridgewock was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening for his role in the incident, which drew a heavy police presence, officials said.
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Scarborough, Brunswick and Wells are among the communities in Maine that will get funding to conserve areas affected by climate change.
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The $18 million pilot initiative is meant to curb evictions. About 2,400 people and families will qualify.
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UMaine schools are part of a national trend where acceptance offers are made to select students who never officially applied. So far, nearly 300 students who received the UMaine offers have enrolled.
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On the strength of a Whitney Houston song, Gagnon inches one step closer to making the top 10.
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Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years.
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The mural, titled 'How Humanity Managed To Save the Planet,' was developed by high school students working with a local artist and completed Sunday by community members.
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Districts such as Scarborough and others in southern Maine – where residents have balked at tax hikes – have few alternatives when they need to fund large construction projects.
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Lamont Flanders, 28, was stopped by a police dog after he fled from police who found that he had broken into a home on East River Road in Skowhegan, police said.
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The driver and passenger of a pickup truck were seriously injured when their truck crashed into a ditch, hit a rock and struck a tree, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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The competition was part of the 42nd annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show held this weekend at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Maine's senior senator extended her unbroken voting streak – which dates back to the very beginning her entire Senate career – with her 9,000th straight roll-call vote.
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A graduate student was hit by a van driven by a university employee while walking Friday on the Orono campus.
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Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.