Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was 1 of only 2 Republicans who voted with Democrats to move forward on the bill.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Florida to probe apparent Trump assassination attempt, DeSantis says
Ryan Wesley Routh is charged at the federal level with gun crimes, but additional charges are possible.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators allow $2.5 billion corporate takeover of CMP to proceed without review
The PUC agrees to waive state review of the deal in which Spanish energy giant Iberdrola will acquire the remaining shares in Central Maine Power’s parent company, Avangrid.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Lawmakers seek to reform Maine’s child disability services in wake of federal lawsuit
A legislative commission has been tasked with finding solutions to improve the state’s under-fire Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Zimbabwe and Namibia to cull elephants to feed people facing drought
Both countries say it has more pachyderms than its wildlife parks and natural resources can accommodate.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Sheriff: 2 arrested for drug trafficking after Palmyra home searched a second time
A search warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking at the Madawaska Road property.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
If a tree falls in a Vassalboro cemetery, whose job is it to clean it up?
An unannounced tree-cutting this spring ignited a debate over whether aging trees in Vassalboro’s 27 cemeteries are worth the trouble of saving.
Posted inCommunity
Scholarships available to adult learners in Franklin County
The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 18.