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Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers raise concerns in Maine

by Rose Lundy The Maine Monitor January 21, 2025January 23, 2025

Abortion rights activists say the centers circulated misinformation about ‘abortion pill reversals’ not supported by studies.

Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel, News

Benton cemetery trees cut down, angering some residents

by Hannah Kaufman January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Town officials say the maintenance is necessary to protect historic gravestones.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Maine recorded 35 homicides last year, continuing upward trend

by Morgan Womack January 21, 2025January 20, 2025

The state’s longest period without a murder was 39 days.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Trump sets out to erase Biden’s legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office

by ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press January 20, 2025January 21, 2025

His first action after arriving at the White House was pardoning about 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, even if they had been convicted of assaulting police officers.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump first Cabinet member

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press January 20, 2025January 21, 2025

Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Rubio.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Details expected soon on what need be done to preserve Memorial Hall in Oakland

by Amy Calder January 20, 2025January 20, 2025

The town’s Memorial Hall Committee hired a Portland architectural firm to go over the building to determine what would be needed to preserve it, how much it would cost and how long the work would take, with a report expected in about a month.