The bridge will remain open to 2-way traffic until late July.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime, News
Norridgewock man charged with drug trafficking; is hospitalized after bust
Investigators seized 324 grams of suspected fentanyl, and the man was taken to the hospital after appearing to ingest something, the sheriff said.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Would Maine’s next governor sign a moratorium on new data centers?
We asked Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree and Rick Bennett. Here’s what they said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Cumberland County prosecutors drop charge against Yarmouth doctor
Peter O’Donnell, 69, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of engaging a prostitute, a Class E charge, under a deferred disposition agreement.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Owner of Friendship market detained by ICE
Dhavalkumar Patel was apprehended by immigration agents at Wallace’s Market on Saturday. He contends that he is being unlawfully held.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
Justices rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the US illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
Justices ruled Tuesday that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Do Mainers care about Graham Platner’s controversies? Here’s what our poll found.
The vast majority of Mainers have heard at least a bit about the U.S. Senate candidate’s personal history.
Posted inBusiness, News
State bars unreliable wedding caterer, but repayment unlikely
More than a dozen people testified that Bethany Gregory collected a total of more than $145,000 to work their events, then failed to follow through.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates librarian finds Indigenous land grant from 1860s, complicating college’s history
The Lewiston college owned and sold 57,000 acres in northwestern Maine.