The Maine Forecast
Most recent news stories
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Local & State
Mainers unable to find caregivers for all authorized home care hours
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Local & State
Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy
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Nation & World
Think cicadas are weird? Meet the superfans who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
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Politics
Trump allies hope his daughter’s father-in-law can help win Arab American votes in Michigan
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Nation & World
Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
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Religion and Values
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
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Local & State
Fayette residents agree to spend funds on Starling Hall
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Local & State
Small plane crash-lands in Androscoggin River in Topsham
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New England
7 shot when gunfire erupts at pop-up party in Massachusetts
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Nation & World
Russian forces storm detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage-takers
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Nation & World
2 killed and 6 wounded in shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in a Texas park
MORE STORIES FROM MAINE, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
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June 16Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars have headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden, helping raise what his reelection campaign said was $28 million and hoping to energize would-be supporters ahead of a November election that they argued was among the most important in the nation’s history
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June 16Analysts suspected the two-day conference would have little concrete impact toward ending the war because Russia, was not invited. China, which did not attend, and Brazil have jointly sought to plot alternative routes toward peace.
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June 16Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help flow of aidThe army said the pause would begin at 8 a.m. and last until 7 p.m. It said the pauses would be daily until further notice.
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June 16Nine people were injured in Saturday's shooting, including an 8-year-old boy and his mother, both of whom were said to be in critical condition.
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U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is seeking a fourth term in Congress against state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver who easily won the Republican primary after being endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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The state says it can't afford to mitigate PFAS issues at homes near sludge hot spots that pass state drinking water standards but fail the new federal ones.
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June 16The town plans to celebrate its 225th birthday on June 22.
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June 16Leein Amos Hinkley, 42, was shot and killed Saturday morning during a standoff stemming from an overnight assault and arson, said local and state police Saturday afternoon.
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June 15The 2024 Moose Permit Lottery winners database is searchable by hunter's name or hometown.
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June 15Despite a citizen petition last year to remove Pride decorations from town property, this year's parade went off without a hitch. Organizers say it shows the strength of Unity's community and plan to make the march an annual event.
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June 15Saturday’s explosion took place in Rafah, a southern city that Israel has identified as Hamas’ last major stronghold.
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June 15Over 12 years, Margit Ahlin and Al D'Andrea made treks to 444 post offices, including on islands and in convenience stores.
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June 15Authorities were still searching for the 4 people reported missing.
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June 15More than 2,500 people have been killed or injured across Haiti in the first three months of the year as gang violence continues to surge.
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June 15Who would and wouldn't show up was a point of intrigue about a meeting that critics said would be pointless without the presence of Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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June 15Temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic and New England will likely peak in the mid- to upper 90s, which is 'nothing to sneeze at even in the middle of the summer, let alone this early in the summer,' said one meteorologist.
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June 15Republican senators’ embrace of the former president comes after years of ups and downs.
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June 15Kate disclosed in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer.
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June 16Leein Amos Hinkley, 43, was shot dead by police during the hourslong standoff on Russell Avenue in Auburn early Saturday morning.
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Although AI is increasingly used in agriculture in large swathes of the developed world, from China to the US and Europe, its emergence in poorer nations and for subsistence farmers is relatively new.
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June 14Many were happy to have good weather for the first day.
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June 14Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at U.S. Supreme Court’s strike down of ban on rifle bump stocksThe Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire accessory that allows a rate of fire comparable to that of machine guns, was nixed in a 6-3 majority opinion.
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June 14His African National Congress party will now co-govern South Africa, marking the nation's first coalition in which no party has a majority.
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June 14The vast majority of it went to replace income lost at 4 Maine farms struggling to overcome contamination, but the the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination will not release any details.
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June 14'We are working together and with others to address the pressing challenges of our time,' the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations said on the summit's last day.
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June 14Members of the National Shattering Silence Coalition, including former state legislator John Nutting, have urged the commission investigating the shooting to promote expanding use of Maine's progressive treatment program.
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June 14However, the House version of the defense bill, which cleared the House in a partisan vote on Friday, does not contain the Blast Overpressure Safety Act.
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June 14Initial results showed Denise Tepler of Topsham beating Jean Guzzetti of Bath, 1,822-1,798.
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June 14The money, which comes from Community Development Block Grant funds, will help pay the costs of converting the historic building downtown at 165 Main St. into 18 workforce housing units.
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June 14Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
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June 14Faced with years of rising homelessness rates and failed solutions, city officials across the U.S. have been embracing rapid housing options emphasizing 3 factors: small, quick and cheap.
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June 14Concerts can increase that risk by increasing crowd density, as athletic fields are often converted into standing or seating room for ticket holders.
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June 15Maine's agricultural fair season kicks off this week with the Pittston Fair, which is returning to its historic June start date for the first time in many years.
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June 14The Fed staying on hold raises questions around harmful foreign-exchange volatility and risks undermining progress on getting inflation down, according to analysis by Bloomberg Economics.
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June 14All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
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June 14The event on Friday drew leaders from business, government and academia to talk about keeping Maine at the forefront of AI use and development.
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June 14The princess says she will attend Saturday’s royal Trooping the Color ceremony, which will mark her first public appearance since her diagnosis.
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June 14Dresden's spending plan reflects increases in the protection services and highway portion of the budget.
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June 14Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for June 7-14, 2024.
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June 14Judge Christopher Lopez approved converting Jones’ proposed personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, but threw out the attempted reorganization of his company Free Speech Systems.
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June 14Francis said politicians must take the lead in making sure AI remains human-centric, so that decisions about when to use weapons or even less-lethal tools always remain made by humans and not machines.
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June 14Zacheriah Adams, 33, of Jay, was arrested after police laid down spike mats, causing the pickup truck he was driving to stop.
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June 15New guidelines outlining outreach to Native American Catholics was completed as details emerge of decades of widespread abuses inflicted on Native children at Catholic boarding schools.
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June 14Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a state-level ban on bump stocks earlier this year, one of several gun law reforms passed in the wake of the October mass shooting in Lewiston.
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June 14Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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June 14Hamas is determined to end the war still standing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to destroy the militant group before ceasing the fighting.
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June 14Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv.
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June 14Maine's third Market Basket location offers a few different options for locals.
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June 14The downward trend is a reversal of the typical bump in prices following Memorial Day and the start of vacations for millions of Americans.
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June 13The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with freight-railroad CPKC after 2 of its trains derailed with significant spillage that eventually flowed into the Atlantic Ocean.
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June 13Since Tuesday, over 20 inches of rain has fallen in some areas, with more predicted in the coming days.
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June 13Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Thomas.
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A sweeping federal civil rights investigation says investigators found stark racial disparities in how officers in the Phoenix Police Department enforce certain laws.
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June 13Supporters had urged colleagues to pass the bill, suggesting that New Hampshire becoming the 25th state to legalize marijuana could be a tipping point for the federal government.
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June 13Therapy dog is a good distraction, stress reducer for students at Mt. Blue High School in FarmingtonDr. Patricia Millette, a science teacher at Mt. Blue High School brings her therapy dog Tilly to school once a week.
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June 13Raymond Ellis, 35, of Skowhegan, was convicted Thursday on charges of robbery, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and theft by unauthorized taking in connection with the Aug. 5, 2023, robbery of the Madison convenience store.
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June 13Beyond discussing Ukraine, the war in Gaza and China's industrial policy, Pope Francis will become the first pope to address a G7 summit Friday.
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The leaders signed the agreement on the sidelines of the annual Group of Seven summit, held this year in Italy.
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June 13Selectperson Phil Hilton and Mt. Blue Regional School District Director Gwendolyn Doak were reelected Tuesday.
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June 13The leaders signed the agreement on the sidelines of the annual Group of Seven summit, held this year in Italy.
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June 13Here's how the plan would work.
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June 13Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will ask for more interpretations of the 1901 Maine flag before deciding on a design that will go before voters in November.
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June 14Christopher S. Groves, 28, withdrew a no-contest plea to domestic violence charges after a judge rejected a proposed plea bargain resulting in 90 days behind bars.
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June 13Elias M. Rodriguez, 25, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence, with all but 18 months of that time suspended, and two years of probation, after pleading guilty to a Class B charge of aggravated assault.
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June 13The course at 170 Silver St. is open for play while the work is being completed. A pond and waterfalls are planned as part of the upgrade. All photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
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June 13Biden's remarks came one day after the White House declined to rule out a potential commutation for his son.
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June 13The Winthrop School Board reached agreement Wednesday on the spending plan for the town's schools and are sending the budget to the Town Council for consideration, but School Board Member Ivy Corliss remains unsatisfied with the information she has received about the schools' transportation department.
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June 14Two other Maine residents – in Kennebec and Lincoln counties – have been infected with the virus so far this year.
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June 13The award from the New England First Amendment Coalition recognizes the group of newspapers for "relentlessly" requesting public information from the government that helped it report on Maine's deadliest mass shooting.
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June 13Traffic was rerouted for about 75 minutes after Mark Bogue, 73, of Farmington lost control of an SUV while hauling a trailer.
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June 13The market, in collaboration with a state group, was awarded a grant of $8,850 to provide produce and education for a Skowhegan food pantry and help fund its match for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
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June 13Shareholders also voted on Tesla’s proposal to move its state of jurisdiction to Texas.
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June 13Yellen's speech comes as former President Donald Trump presents his case before the Business Roundtable in Washington, an association of more than 200 CEOs, for why the economy would be better if he returned to the Oval Office.
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June 14Disney agreed to invest $17 billion into Disney World over the next two decades and the governing district committed to making infrastructure improvement on the theme park resort's property.
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June 13The whales are 'swimming in harms way' until the U.S. finalizes strict rules to protect them from collisions with large ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear, one activist says.
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June 13Here's a look at what Thursday's decision does and does not mean for abortion access.
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June 13The failed effort to ban access to a commonly used abortion drug was closely watched in Maine.
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June 13Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin's death in 2022.