Law enforcement must ensure suspects in custody understand and have relinquished their rights to a lawyer and against self-incrimination before questioning them, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled.
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Maine colleges mostly unaffected by decline in international students
The state has bucked a national trend that has seen a 30% drop in enrollment by foreign students in the wake of Trump administration immigration and education policies.
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What to know about back to school in Augusta
Superintendent Michael Tracy Jr. addresses bus route information, technology use, leadership changes and more.
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Some Maine pharmacies to require prescriptions for COVID vaccines
The change comes after the FDA restricted the coronavirus shots to those at high risk, breaking with previous public health policy that recommended annual booster shots for all Americans older than 6 months.
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Back by popular demand: Pittsfield theater to be revived by new nonprofit
The Pittsfield Town Council sold the municipally owned theater, which had been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, to the Bijou Theatre and Enrichment Center nonprofit for $1 earlier this month.
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Oxford 250 race, football, back to school are focus of this week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Aug. 22-29, 2025.
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Trump administration to release AmeriCorps funding
Maine was one of more than two dozen states challenging the administration’s deep cuts to the national service volunteerism program.
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Susan Collins says Trump’s $4.9 billion clawback request ‘a clear violation of the law’
After passing a bill this summer that eliminated $9.4 billion in spending approved by Congress, the Trump administration is looking to cut additional foreign aid, bypassing Congress through a ‘pocket rescission.’
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Waterville-Winslow Ticonic Bridge to close completely for a month
The Ticonic Bridge spanning the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow will close to traffic and pedestrians from Sept. 29 to Nov. 1 to allow for construction requiring complete access to the structure.
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Driver charged in Sidney crash that injured 3
Shawn Stone, 28, of Presque Isle, was issued a summons on charges of operating under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless conduct and aggravated driving to endanger following the crash Thursday on southbound Interstate 95.