But members split over a proposal to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to order cleanup of contaminated sites.
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Police, family of missing Richmond woman refuse to give up search
It’s been one month since Anneliese Heinig, 37, was last seen walking away from her SUV along I-295 in Falmouth.
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Chuck Peddle, Maine native called ‘father of the personal computer,’ dies at age 82
Peddle, who grew up in Augusta and graduated from the University of Maine, is credited with inventing the low-cost microprocessor used in early personal computers, such as the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
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State’s top court rules in dispute over Scarborough tax breaks
The dispute centered on a widespread but little-known benefit for people who own a vacant adjacent lot.
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‘We’ve got a mission to finish:’ Tedford Housing hosts annual homeless memorial service
“We carry their names to remember, to mourn, to celebrate,” Rev. Carol Ecklund read during the litany. “To offer support, to ensure that no life, no death, no passing from here to the beyond is unseen or unacknowledged, we carry their names.”
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Portland printer and his press leave mark on new ‘Little Women’ movie
David Wolfe’s Civil War-era press – and maybe the Portland printer himself – will appear in the movie that comes out on Christmas Day, along with another Mainer.
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West Bath selectwoman eyes local alerting system after Sunday rampage
Suzanne Andresen said an SUV was stolen from her neighbor’s driveway by murder suspect Quinton Hanna as he allegedly made his getaway after attacking a jogger.
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Defense spending bill could mean business for BIW in 2020
The spending package includes $5.1 billion to build three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy, which BIW can compete for.
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Freeport High School now has 10 confirmed cases of pertussis
School officials hope the district’s winter vacation will break the cycle of cases in the student body.
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Dresden town administrator says despite missing records, ordinances are valid
An attorney has raised the validity of Dresden’s Land Use and Planning ordinance in an appeal of stop work order at gravel pit to the Board of Appeals.