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Maine Senate President Jackson tests positive for COVID-19
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Senate President Troy Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the highest-ranking official in state government to contract the virus.
New high-speed toll plaza opens in southern Maine
YORK, Maine (AP) Maine is home to a new high-speed toll plaza near its southern border.
Maine funeral home owner who let bodies decompose offered deal
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A state licensing board has offered a deal to the owner of a funeral home who is accused of letting multiple bodies decay and whose business was shut down in June.
Maine man charged in anti-Semitic threats on social media
BUXTON, Maine (AP) A man who authorities say posted anti-Semitic death threats on social media through an anonymous Twitter account was charged with threatening interstate communication.
Silver Alert issued for Windham woman
A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for a Windham woman with Alzheimer’s.
Murder conviction overturned in machete killing in Maine
The Maine supreme court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man in the machete killing of his neighbor in 2016.
Maine will keep pressure on about threats to right whales
The head of Maine’s fisheries department is making the case that endangered right whales face numerous threats that have nothing to do with the lobster fishing industry.
City leaders to vote on plan for Portland’s new homeless shelter
Portland’s Planning Board was expected to vote Tuesday on a plan for a new homeless shelter.
3 teens charged in connection with deadly Lewiston fire
Fire investigators say a fire in Lewiston that left one man dead and nearly 60 people without a place to live was arson.
Racing to end with sale of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) Racing will soon come to an end in Scarborough with the sale of the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway to developers.




