Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill in August legalizing betting on professional and collegiate sports, joining more than 30 other states, including several neighbors.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has agreed to the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, to provide continuing appropriations for government spending through Dec. 16, and add $12.3 billion of aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia, as well as increase funding for disaster response programs.
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Vermont town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
Residents of Richmond, Vt., learned last month that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago.
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Maine has costliest COVID telehealth screenings, national survey says
The average cost of an online, remote screening for COVID-19 was $55 in the state.
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Fan sues Patriots, says they ruined his Brady-signed flag
The owner says it was improperly displayed at the team’s hall of fame, causing the quarterback’s signature to fade significantly.
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Thousands receive erroneous acceptance emails from Boston law school
Northeastern University School of Law accidentally tells 4,000 former and current applicants they’ve been accepted.
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For lobster industry, the threat is clear. The adversary is murkier.
Criticism of the lobstering industry has become contentious, and it can be hard to figure out who’s who.
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Mainers say new lobster regulations could kill the industry
Roughly 200 people, including Gov. Mills and most of Maine’s congressional delegation, attended a hearing in Portland to tell federal officials that proposed new regulations would do little to protect endangered right whales.
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Former Northeastern employee charged in campus bomb hoax
The man’s minor injuries were not consistent with an explosion and a letter near the purported bomb was in ‘pristine’ condition, the FBI says.
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State to intervene in Versant Power rate hike request
Gov. Janet Mills orders her energy office to oppose the rate proposal, which seeks a 32% increase for Maine’s second-largest electric utility.