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Portland police ID officer involved non-fatal shooting

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Portland police on Monday released the name of the officer involved in a non-fatal shooting while he was investigating a reported burglary in the Maine city.

Senator Angus King proposes assistant secretary of state for Arctic

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, and Sen. Angus King, Independent from Maine, made the proposal in a new bill.

Federal government awards Maine research institute $750,000

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A research institute in Maine has been awarded $750,000 from the federal government to help marine startups.

Maine lobster prices remain high into the fall season

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Prices for Maine’s most beloved export are much higher than typical right now because of high demand and the possibility that fishermen are having a slower season.

Rumford man dead in officer involved shooting in Dixfield

This officer involved shooting had a worse outcome than the one in Portland on Saturday morning.

Portland Police officer involved shooting injures suspect Saturday Morning

A man was shot by Portland Police on Oxford Street Saturday morning. The injuries are non-life threating.

One Longfellow Square reopens Friday night

For nearly 20 months the venue was closed because of the pandemic, but thanks to a huge crowdfunding effort, the show is back on.

Peak foliage arrives a little late in northern Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Peak leaf-peeping conditions have arrived in northern and western Maine, albeit a little later than typical.

Ski lodge, church join list of endangered historic places

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Preservation has added a historic church and a shuttered ski lodge to its list of most endangered historic places in the state.

COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Maine

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Hospitals are getting some relief from COVID-19 with a drop of more than a quarter in patients hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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