Park officials are asking people to drop off their undecorated trees for a pilot project to curb dune erosion on the popular sandy beach in Phippsburg.
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Maine board wants to hand decision on electric vehicle mandate to Legislature
If lawmakers step in, it will further delay a policy that environmental groups had hoped would already have been decided.
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Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
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State announces online hub for flood relief; FEMA to assess damage
If FEMA decides the costs of damage from last week’s storm are beyond what the state can handle, Gov. Mills will formally request a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government.
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The Holy Donut to open Brunswick store
Portland-based The Holy Donut, known for its decadent potato doughnuts, will replace the old Tim Horton’s on Pleasant Street in Brunswick.
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Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
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Bath-built USS Laboon shoots down 4 drones in Red Sea
The USS Laboon is part of an international campaign to protect Middle East shipping lanes from Hamas-supporting Houthi forces in Yemen.
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Maine state employees ratify contracts that increase pay, benefits
The 4 contracts ratified over the weekend cover more than 9,000 state employers, providing a 6% pay increase on Jan. 1, an $800 payment in February in lieu of retroactive raises and an additional 3% pay bump in July.
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Maine foster families say pressures are overwhelming
Problems in the state’s child welfare system are spilling over into the foster care network, leading to a decline in licensed homes and adding more strain to other front-line workers trying to keep Maine children safe.