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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.
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Mike and Doreen Haven of Waterville, whose son, Nate, is engaged to Julia Gagnon, said they were blown away by her singing voice the first time they heard it.
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The boy, who suffered a severe injury, was rushed to Redington-Fairview General Hospital and then by LifeFlight to a Portland hospital, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.
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Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry's 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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The measure now goes to Gov. Janet Mills, who has not yet taken a position on the bill.
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The aluminum sulfate treatment aims to protect the pond for years to come, as organizers hope the effort becomes 'a shining example of how to restore a lake in Maine.'
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Firefighters were able to put out the fire quickly, but the home was still left in unlivable condition, the local fire chief said.
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One of the drivers involved was bleeding from the mouth but refused to be taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.
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Officials say they are looking for ways to ease costs, which are being driven upward by debt repayment on a sewer project and the rising price of sewage treatment.
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The student was hit Friday morning on Long Road, school officials said.
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Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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The legislation died Thursday, and proponents would have to introduce a new version next legislative session.
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Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for April 12-19, 2024.
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The Maine Department of Labor reports little change in job market conditions in March, with non-farm jobs reaching the second-highest number on record.
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A passerby reported the fire around 12:29 a.m. Friday, as the back of the hotel was engulfed in flames.
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To shorten trip times, the operator of the Amtrak Downeaster is considering relocating the Portland station to one of 3 sites along St. John Street.
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Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.
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But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person's access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.
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At the start of public viewing Thursday, friends and old political allies spoke of his varied facets: politician, working-class Irishman and lifelong Portland resident.