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Maine flu rates spike just in time for the holidays
A recent uptick in seasonal influenza cases has public health officials urging Mainers to get the flu vaccine. “Maine’s flu season is undeniably here but it’s not too late to protect yourself and your...
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Regulators asked for relief for low-income Mainers amid rising electric bills
Maine’s Public Advocate petitioned the state’s electricity regulator on Friday for financial relief for low-income Mainers ahead of rate hikes by both major electricity suppliers in January. Public...
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Maine man who stormed US Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to 30 days in prison
One of the Mainers who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was sentenced on Friday to 30 days in prison, according to CBS News. Nicholas Hendrix of Gorham pleaded guilty in June to charges including...
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More loon chicks in Maine this year but number of adults decline
The loon population continues to grow steadily in Maine. That is the takeaway from Maine Audubon’s Annual Loon Count, the results of which were released on Monday. Maine Audubon’s 2022 survey shows...
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Dannel Malloy won’t say if he wants to keep leading the UMaine System
University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy didn’t say Wednesday whether he would continue to lead the public university system if its trustees gave him the option to. Malloy sat down for an...
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The price of PFAS: ‘Forever chemicals’ generate boundless costs
This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from the Monitor, sign up for a free Monitor newsletter here....
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3,000 Mainers could be evicted when pandemic program ends, governor warns
This story appears through a media partnership with Maine Public. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says roughly 3,000 people could be evicted when a federal emergency housing assistance program goes away...
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Maine Christmas tree demand remains high despite inflation
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a centerpiece of many celebrations this holiday season: the Christmas tree. Retailers from...
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Maine delegation adds 6-year pause on lobster rules to federal spending bill
Maine’s congressional delegation has inserted a six-year pause on new regulations intended to protect endangered right whales into a key federal spending package as it seeks to safeguard a lobster...
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Maine regulators deny request for $75 electric rate relief credit
Regulators on Tuesday denied the Maine public advocate’s emergency request for a $75 electric bill credit in January for low-income ratepayers. The three commissioners of the Maine Public Utilities...
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Engineers find about 1,000 discrepancies in Maine’s federal broadband map
Maine is among the states racing against a deadline to challenge the map federal officials will use to divvy up the nation’s largest-ever investment in high-speed internet. At stake is a share of the...
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Maine humorist, author and radio host John McDonald dies at age 78
John McDonald, a Maine humorist, writer and longtime radio host, died Tuesday at age 78 after a period of declining health, according to his publisher, Islandport Press. McDonald was best known for...
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New crime data collection system doesn’t reflect crime wave
AUGUSTA, Maine — The number of crimes committed in Maine last year more than doubled, but it’s because of a new crime data collection system, not a massive crime wave across the state, officials said...
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Long-time Maine State Police member tapped to lead agency
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s governor has promoted a long-time member of the Maine State Police to serve as its new leader. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that William Ross will serve as the...
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CMP-backed campaign seeks referendum against consumer-ownership
A referendum campaign backed by the parent company of Central Maine Power is hoping to qualify for next November’s ballot in an effort to counter a second campaign to create a consumer-owned utility...
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25 years later, Mainers still remember the Ice Storm of ’98
This story was originally published in January 2018. Twenty-five years ago, a massive winter storm system tormented Maine for days, turning much of the state into a thick, gigantic icicle. As power...
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Former Maine pilot recalls flight not taken on Sept. 11, 2001
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on January 19, 2013. It is being shared on the anniversary of 9/11.BANGOR, Maine — Stephen Scheibner was at Brunswick Naval Air Station the morning...
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‘I’m gonna friggin’ do something,’ Robert Card told police 3 months before...
Robert Card II sat on the bed of his New York hotel room in July and calmly explained to three New York State Police troopers what was going on. “They keep saying [expletive] behind my back and I...
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What you need to know about the 2024 total solar eclipse in Maine
Maine is uniquely situated for a front-row seat to a rare astronomical phenomenon. The moon will pass in front of the sun on April 8, casting a wide swath of Maine into utter darkness — if only for a...
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Nikki Haley asks Mainers for ‘courage’ to back her longshot run against...
PORTLAND, Maine — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley asked Mainers for the “courage” to vote for her longshot campaign against former President Donald Trump at a Sunday rally two days ahead of the...
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