The Department of Transportation is seeking to restore freight service and that could help the Amtrak Downeaster resume its effort to add passenger service from Brunswick to Rockland.
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Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Jared Golden seeks to fend off challenger Austin Theriault in final debate
The two candidates in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District offer voters clashing takes on issues like immigration, firearms and illegal marijuana growing in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Slain mother and daughter remembered at candlelight vigil in Bath
More than 100 people gathered to honor Jennifer and Lisa Bailey and to highlight the issue of domestic violence in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, News
Jay board approves shoreland zoning permit for new manufacturing mill
John Godfrey of Marblehead, Massachusetts, hopes to begin construction in early in 2025.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Gov. Mills responds to Trump call where he reportedly mixed up her gender
Republican candidate Donald Trump was trying to energize voters Monday, the first day of early voting in Maine.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden condemns ‘un-American’ ‘lies’ about federal storm response
Biden said that Donald Trump and his allies have misrepresented the response and resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine high court considers eligibility for immunity under Good Samaritan law
The justices will determine if Billy Beaulieu shouldn’t be charged with OUI because a woman asked police to check in on him after he had been pulled over for more than 2 hours on the interstate in Brunswick.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
Disney World and Universal closures halt Orlando tourism as Milton approaches
The closures tempered expectations for some tourists while the impending storm raised some anxiety in others.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County tables action on policy to prohibit pets in the workplace
Assistant District Attorney James Andrews said he understood the policy but asked for an exception for a dog to be in the DA’s Office to help a traumatized victim or witness, especially a child, testify during trial.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World
Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann’s pushes back on FDA sesame warning
A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame – even when they don’t.