The state receives millions of dollars for projects promoting electrification and offshore wind that President-elect Donald Trump dismisses, instead favoring drilling for oil and natural gas.
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Farmington-area school district officials celebrate student achievements, tribute to veterans
Director hear about career fair, Veterans Day parade and academic and athletic achievers.
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$4,000 reward offered for information about illegal deer killings on Mount Desert Island
One buck was killed on Oct. 5 or Oct. 6 and left to rot, the Maine Warden Service says. Another was killed Nov. 6 and beheaded.
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Explosion at Kentucky business injures 11 workers, shatters windows in surrounding neighborhood
The explosion, which happened at Givaudan Sense Colour in Louisville, knocked out windows and blew in doors in nearby homes and businesses.
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Franklin County awards $544,722 to 10 entities from federal relief allotment
A total of 17 requests totaled $1.2 million.
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Commission urges Maine to prepare for next round of severe winter storms
Extreme weather that caused inland and coastal flooding last winter spurred the report issued Tuesday with recommendations about how to prepare for more storms.
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Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
The Massachusetts Air National Guard member pleaded guilty earlier this year to 6 counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act.
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Yale to return human remains, artifacts linked to Wabanaki Nations
The remains found in Hancock County more than 70 years ago, as well as 8 cultural items found over a century ago, have been in the possession of the Yale Peabody Museum.
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Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s hush money conviction
Prosecutors are considering how to proceed in light of last week’s election, while Trump’s lawyers are arguing for dismissal so he can run the country.
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Central Maine Eats: Comfort food, community style from former Waterville mayor
Complete coverage of what’s new with restaurants, food trucks and food events in central Maine.