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Belfast closer to goal of planting a million flowers
Elisabeth Wolfe, who launched the effort, said that this is the fourth year people have worked to plant bulbs through the Belfast Daffodil Project.
Senator Collins asks Biden administration for funding to help people pay heating bills
Reed and Collins say they’re making the request now because winter is approaching and energy costs are projected to precipitously increase.
Judge blocks lobster fishing closure off coast of Maine
U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said regulators had relied on “markedly thin” statistical modeling instead of hard evidence.
Guns to be transformed into metal used in consumer products
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — A police department on Saturday destroyed a cache of weapons that’s going to be melted down to be transformed into peaceful products.
House explosion, fire under investigation; owner injured
EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — Firefighters in Maine are investigating a house explosion and fire that injured the homeowner.
$300 “Hazard” payments are headed to many Mainers next month
What will you do with the money? If you worked in 2020, you could be getting $300 form the state.
Drivers on I-295 faced delays on Saturday after accident
An accident slowed traffic headed north of Portland on I-295 Saturday afternoon
Maine land preservation program reactivated after 4 years
Mills’ office said the money could help conserve working forests, farms, commercial waterfronts and other spaces.
Maine’s COVID-19 mandate appealed to US Supreme Court
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Opponents of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in Maine filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after being dealt another legal defeat on Friday.
Portland police charge New York man who was shot by officer
A New York City man who was shot by a Portland police officer is facing charges, but the department is keeping details about the shooting under wraps for now.