Work on the massive refrigerated building at Maine’s lone shipping container terminal finally gets underway after 7 years of planning and false starts.
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‘He was trying not to die too,’ defense attorney says of Mainer charged with violent acts on Jan. 6
After four days of trial, a U.S. District Judge in Washington, D.C., is left to decide whether Maine resident Kyle Fitzsimons is guilty of assaulting three officers, civil disorder and obstruction of a legal proceeding.
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Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg among donors in $22 million Kansas campaign on abortion
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also contributed $1.25 million, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which finances liberal causes, contributed nearly $1.5 million.
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NASCAR: New faces on road course could impact playoff chase
Former F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen is one of a number of international drivers taking part in the race at Watkins Glen.
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CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
Health officials believe the child became infected while swimming Sunday in the Elkhorn River, a few miles west of Omaha.
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Court ruling paves way for out-of-staters to own medical marijuana dispensaries
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling that Maine’s residency requirements are unconstitutional.
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FedEx Cup playoffs: Scott trying to end long slump
Adam Scott, who has just one win in the last six years, leads midway through the BMW Championship.
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Maine’s unemployment rate heads toward record low
The state’s jobless rate hits the lowest point since the start of the pandemic and nears record lows set three years ago.
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Simon West chosen to represent District 2 on the Gardiner City Council
Simon West, 35, was the only candidate interested in filling out the unfinished term of Kerstin Gilg, who resigned at the end of June because he was moving out of Gardiner.
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Large fire consumes boats, vehicles at Massachusetts boatyard
The fire sent a plume of dense black smoke over southeastern Massachusetts.