‘We can potentially extend the 207 area code well into the future, perhaps indefinitely,’ PUC Chair Philip Bartlett said.
Daniel Kool
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Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
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Police identify man who died in Bangor tent fire
Joseph P. Demanuele Jr., 35, of Bangor, has been tentatively identified as the victim of the Nov. 10 fire, police said.
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Collins to chair Senate Appropriations Committee after McConnell chooses a new role
While the committee’s new leadership isn’t yet official, Collins says her priorities will include helping Maine’s communities, funding biomedical research, improving infrastructure and supporting rural economic development.
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Lincoln shooting ruled homicide, police identify victim
Authorities believe Jason Nadeau, a 51-year-old Lincoln resident, died of gunshot wounds Wednesday morning.
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Church suing UMaine System over sale of Belfast center also files protest
The appeal process with the university system puts a temporary pause on the sale of the Hutchinson Center.
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Shooting leaves one dead in Lincoln
Local police officers responded to a report of a shooting Wednesday morning and discovered the victim’s body.
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News Center Maine parent company announces marketing layoffs
It’s not clear how many positions will be terminated, but the layoffs are part of a restructuring by the station’s national parent company, Tegna.
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Linda Bean collection, including 20 Wyeth paintings, fetches $2.5 million at auction
The artworks owned by the late granddaughter of L.L.Bean’s founder were valued at more than $3 million and were part of a larger auction, American Art, by Bonhams in New York.
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Three ejected from horse-drawn buggy after being struck by SUV
The buggy passengers were transported to a hospital for treatment, as was the driver of the vehicle that hit them, state police said. The horse had to be put down.
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Some Hannaford stores still facing network issues affecting to-go ordering
Most locations are accepting credit cards again, but the supermarket chain’s website and online ordering service were still down as of Sunday morning.