These unofficial municipal election and school district budget validation results were reported from around central Maine.
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Sanford man accused of assaulting Capitol officer with bear spray during Jan. 6 riot
Christopher Belliveau, 38, was arrested in Berwick on Wednesday in connection with the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. He is charged with 5 felonies and 3 misdemeanors.
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Three deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home was threatening to kill themself or others.
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White House isn’t ruling out potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
President Biden definitively ruled out pardoning his son during an ABC News interview last week.
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Jay teen charged after fistfight on Main Street in Jay
The fight occurred near Franchetti’s Home Town Variety, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
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By 1-vote margin, Dresden residents approve contentious quarry pit moratorium
The controversial moratorium ordinance, approved in Tuesday’s election 241-240, stops any new quarries from obtaining permits in Dresden for 180 days.
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Meridians in downtown Fairfield to reopen with modified name, new kind of menu
Meridians: The Bar is set to open at 166 Main St. on June 21. Its shop, formerly across the street, has been moved to the restaurant’s lounge.
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Wreck of famed explorer Shackleton’s last ship found off Canada coast
The Quest was found using sonar scans, sitting on its keel under 1,280 feet of churning, frigid water, 62 years after it went missing.
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Elon Musk has made X more right-leaning, study shows
The percentage of Republican users who think X is ‘mostly good’ for American democracy has more than tripled since Musk purchased the site in October 2022.
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Biden and Zelensky will sign a security agreement when they meet at G7
Negotiators for the group have also reached an agreement on how to provide Ukraine with up to $50 billion backed by frozen Russian assets.