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Maine Wayfair employees join protest
Maine Wayfair employees joined a protest over the company’s sales to migrant detention centers.
Arrest made in shooting on Union Street in Bangor
Bangor police responded to a report of a dispute involving gunfire on union street in Bangor last Tuesday.
Kennebunk facing another racist incident
Kennebunk is facing another racist incident involving Kennebunk High School students.
Community members eager to help asylum seekers
Nearly twelve hundred community members filed applications last week to volunteer at the Portland Expo, an emergency shelter for the influx of asylum seekers.
Maine woman charged with stabbing pregnant woman in Parsonsfield
PARSONSFIELD, Maine (WGAN) The York County Sheriff’s Office says a Porter woman is facing charges after stabbing a pregnant woman in Parsonsfield
Two charged with arson in Rockland
ROCKLAND, Maine (WGAN) The State Fire Marshal’s Office says two young men from Rockland have been charged with arson in connection with a fire in late May that destroyed a garage in Rockland
Legislature passes bill to ban driving while holding a cellphone
On Wednesday the Maine State Legislature approved a bill to ban the use of cellphones and other similar devices while driving.
Mills signs legislation for offshore renewable energy
Governor Janet Mills signed legislation on Wednesday directing the public utilities commission to approve a contract for a floating offshore wind pilot, a type of renewable energy.
Rep. Golden aims to withhold right whale protection funding
Congressman Jared Golden wants to withhold funds for the implementation of restrictions on lobster fishing intended to help the endangered right whale.