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Petition drive prompts developer to nix affordable housing project in Cape Elizabeth

A proposed affordable housing project in Cape Elizabeth is off the table after a group of residents gathered enough signatures to force a vote on it.

Indiana man charged in stabbing at Maine motel

Police say an Indiana man is accused of stabbing someone at a motel in Maine.

Maine saw overall decrease in crime in 2020, new report shows

Maine’s Department of Public Safety says crime in the state fell again in 2020 for the ninth consecutive year.

Crash involving school bus causes damage to Naples convenience store

There were no reports of injuries after a school bus collided with another vehicle in Naples and forced it against the wall of a convenience store.

Maine hospitals have three tools in their toolbelt to expand hospital capacity amid record COVID-19 cases

Many of the 323 Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine are only still there because there are very few open nursing home beds in the state to discharge them to.

No one injured in North Yarmouth fire

Crews responded to a fire at a North Yarmouth commercial building Wednesday night.

Waldo County man arrested in Texas on child abuse charges

A Waldo County man accused of sexually abusing and exploiting several children and sharing images of the abuse online was arrested in Texas.

Maine coronavirus hospitalizations reach another record high as state reports 933 cases

On Wednesday, Maine saw a record number of people hospitalized with coronavirus for the third day in a row.

Police warn Mainers of recent spike in car burglaries

Authorities are urging Mainers to be vigilant as they investigate a slew of car burglaries in Maine and New Hampshire.

Maine woman charged with setting fire at Auburn pharmacy

AUBURN, Maine (WGAN) Police in Auburn have arrested a woman accused of setting fire to a Walgreens Pharmacy. Auburn Police…

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