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Unfamiliar Plant Discovered in a Maine Lake

A never-before-seen plant in Maine has been spotted in a Manchester lake.

Lawsuit: Utility Falsely Blamed High Bills on Customers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A lawsuit accuses Central Maine Power of deceiving customers by blaming excessively high bills on their usage rather than malfunctioning billing and metering systems

Another Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over LL Beans’ Return Policy

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)   Another federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit targeting L.L. Bean’s new return policy, this time in California

Google Rebuffs FBI Request for User Location Data

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Court documents show the FBI demanded Google hand over user location data while investigating a series of armed robberies in Maine

Bangor Daily News Political Reporter Dies at Age 42

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Christopher Cousins, a veteran political reporter for the Bangor Daily News, has died from an apparent heart attack. He was 42

Union: Child Welfare System Needs More Staff, Better Tech

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Maine union representing child protective caseworkers says that the state must improve its child welfare system by hiring more staff and strengthening the foster care system

Fairfield Man Dies in Crash on I-95

WATERVILLE, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a 73-year-old man has died after a crash on I-95 in Waterville Wednesday morning

New Boat Lift Revealed on Portland Waterfront

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A new boat lift has been unveiled in Maine as part of a redevelopment project on Portland’s western waterfront

Governor’s Legal Costs Expected to Rise for Medicaid Suit

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine could pay up to $200,000 for a Boston-based lawyer to defend the LePage administration in ongoing litigation over voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Cause of Seal Die-Offs Still Unknown as More Wash Ashore

SACO, Maine (AP)   Rehabilitation facilities are reaching full capacity in Maine as investigators are still trying to determine what’s causing dead or stranded seals to wash ashore

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