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Maine requires so-called PFAS to be phased out by 2030

A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is the law in Maine

Maine triples number of sensors that track large sharks

Maine is nearly tripling the number of acoustic shark detectors in coastal waters a year after the state’s first fatal shark attack

Man killed by officer in standoff near University of Maine at Presque Isle campus

Officials say a deputy sheriff fatally shot a man who fired a gun into the air and into the ground during a standoff in northern Maine.

Supporters, foes weigh in on utility bill on governor’s desk

Supporters of a proposal to scrap Central Maine Power and Versant Power and replace them with a consumer-owned utility say they’re prepared to force a referendum if the bill is vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills

Bill banning aerial herbicides on forestland vetoed by Gov. Mills

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed a bill to ban aerial spraying of some herbicides in forestland in the nation’s most heavily wooded state.

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Word on the Street: Friendly ‘Sign war’ underway between 2 businesses in Waterville

Michael Lee-State Farm Insurance Agent and Wendy’s restaurant on upper Main Street in Waterville are keeping things light with dueling messages on their signs along the heavily-trafficked road.

Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer

More New Englanders have dug in the tidal mudflats during the last year, but they’re finding fewer clams

Sidelines: Professional tennis offers exciting entertainment these days

The Volvo Car Open clay tournament on the women’s side is the latest event worth watching, Ben Pinette writes.