A VFW ceremony remembers the sinking of a U.S. naval patrol boat off the coast of Cape Elizabeth
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by Nick Song
2d ago
The cause was at first believed to have been a mechanical problem. But it was later learned that the USS Eagle 56 was actually the second-to-last ship sunk by Nazi Germany in the final days of World War II ..read more
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Lewiston shootings changed mindsets, and just enough votes on gun bills
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by Kevin Miller
2d ago
Six months after the mass shootings, gun control advocates won approval for several initiatives that have evaded them in Maine's traditionally gun-friendly Legislature. But Gov. Janet Mills has yet to signal where she stands on at least two of the bills ..read more
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Legislative Wrap-Up
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by Keith Shortall, Jonathan P. Smith
2d ago
What was or was not accomplished during the recent legislative session ..read more
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Environmental groups file suit against Maine DEP for failing to curb transportation emissions
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by Susan Sharon
3d ago
Several environmental groups have filed suit against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for failing to slash carbon emissions as required by state law ..read more
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First suspect charged in new federal investigation into Maine's illegal marijuana grow operations
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by Nick Song
3d ago
A Penobscot County man is the first person to be federally charged in an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into illegally grown marijuana. Xisen Guo is accused by the U.S. State Attorney's office of maintaining a drug-involved premises at his home in Passadumkeag ..read more
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Biden administration establishes minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes
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by Patty Wight
3d ago
The new federal standards will require that a registered nurse be on duty 24-7 ..read more
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Group files petition urging federal officials to list saltmarsh sparrow as endangered
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by Patty Wight
3d ago
The saltmarsh sparrow only breeds in salt marshes in the Northeast, and has been in rapid decline since the late 1990s ..read more
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Jared Golden, Chellie Pingree both OK aid to Ukraine but split on Israel
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by Carol Bousquet
3d ago
Jared Golden voted in support of a proposal to provide aid to Israel. But Pingree voted against that bill ..read more
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Maine awarded $62 million clean energy grant under federal Solar for All program
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by Carol Bousquet
3d ago
Maine will use its share of $5.5 billion in grants to facilitate single- and multi-family on-site solar programs and support cooperatively owned community solar ..read more
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Hearing to review new evidence in the case of convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine has concluded
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by Kaitlyn Budion
3d ago
Dechaine has been serving a life sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988, and is asking for a new trial based on DNA test evidence released two years ago ..read more
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