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Portland Airport Had Record Busy Year in 2018

Portland, Maine, officials say over 2 million passengers have used the city’s airport, breaking a record set last year.

Professor Union Says Pop-up Course Change Will Hurt Students

A Maine professors’ union says a public university’s decision to enact tighter controls on pop-up courses will penalize students.

LePage Blasts Mills’ Push To halt Finalization Of Contracts

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is blasting his Democratic successor for asking state agencies to hold off on finalizing state contracts until she takes office.

Despite Looming Ban, Some Still Offering Short Term Rentals

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Some short-term rental operators in a Maine city are continuing to offer accommodations next year, despite new voter-approved rules that prohibit such rentals

Maine to Make ID Checking App Available at Alcohol Sellers

Maine restaurants, bars and clubs will soon get help verifying IDs, including high quality fakes

USM tightens control of pop-up courses after Collins protest

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine university is instituting stricter controls over pop-up courses following a course that proposed giving students credit for protesting against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Woman Charged in Killing Ex Wants to Withdraw Guilty Plea

A Maine woman accused of killing her ex-husband by stabbing him in his driveway wants to withdraw her guilty plea.

Recount Moving Along in Maine

The recount of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race is moving along.

Defamation Lawsuit Against Activist Continues in State Court

A Maine activist who accused an orphanage founder in Haiti of being a serial pedophile is asking the state supreme court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit.

Court Tosses Appeal Filed by Convicted Murderer

Maine’s high court has tossed an appeal filed by a man who killed his ex-girlfriend in June 2015 and led police on the longest manhunt in state history.

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Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.