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Health, Local & State, News

Rabies was found in a gray fox in Auburn. Here’s what you need to know

by Donna M. Perry September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

The case in Auburn is the 29th positive identification of rabies in Maine this year.

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Sens. Collins, King leave central Maine event without taking questions from media

by Dylan Tusinski September 22, 2025September 23, 2025

Maine’s Republican senator sidestepped reporters Monday after an event in Skowhegan as an opponent called her out for ‘not (holding) a true town hall meeting since Bill Clinton was president.’ Her colleague, Angus King, also did not take questions.

Local & State, News

UNE maps loss of Maine beach dunes from 2024 winter storms

by Penelope Overton September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

More than a quarter of coastal dunes at 4 southern Maine beaches were lost during the historic January 2024 storms and researchers say the dunes have yet to fully recover.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Skowhegan standoff suspect tied to threatening video, affidavit says

by Jake Freudberg September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Police believe Janathian Viles was involved in a video in which he appeared to assault a girl and hold a gun to her head.

Business, Local & State, News

New Balance celebrates new Skowhegan factory, American manufacturing

by Jake Freudberg September 22, 2025September 23, 2025

Meanwhile, officials said talks are underway about repurposing the company’s former factory in Norridgewock.

Local & State, News

Waterville man sitting in road at night struck, injured

by Amy Calder September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Police are not releasing details about why Mark Meserve, 55, was sitting in the road Friday night.

Fact Brief, Local & State, News

Is there an ‘Independent Party’ in Maine? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson September 22, 2025October 2, 2025

Maine currently recognizes 5 political parties, while voters may also register as unaffiliated with any party.

Local & State, News

How Maine wildlife officials rescued a moose from a Washington County well

by Gillian Graham September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Using a sedative, straps and an excavator, rescuers were able to safely lift the 500-pound animal out of an abandoned, 8-foot-deep well in the small town of Pembroke.