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Law results in donation of thousands of menstrual products

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A brand of menstrual hygiene products is donating 100,000 of the products to Maine schools in the wake of a new law that makes the donations easier.

UMaine to boost football coach salaries after departure

ORONO, Maine (AP) The University of Maine plans to significantly increase the salary of the football head coach and assistants after the departure of Nick Charlton, who took a job as offensive coordinator at UConn.

Classes dismissed early at Bonny Eagle due to threat

Students were dismissed early at Bonny Eagle High School on Wednesday after school administrators learned of a threat.

Former Maine speaker who lost to Collins will donate $3.5M

A former speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. Senate candidate said Wednesday she is donating $3.5 million in leftover campaign money to a civil legal aid nonprofit group in the state.

Man convicted in killing retrial gets new 35-year sentence

A Massachusetts man who was convicted of a drug-related killing in a rare retrial of a murder case in Maine received a 35-year-sentence on Wednesday.

Jury selection begins in trial stemming from workplace death in Portland

Jury selection got underway Wednesday for the trial of a roofing contractor charged in the death of a worker who fell from a roof because of alleged unsafe working conditions.

Lincoln man pleads guilty, sentenced for mother’s killing

A Maine man will spend 24 years behind bars for the killing of his mother.

TSA: Passenger from Maine had handgun in backpack at Boston airport

A Maine man was stopped at Boston’s Logan International Airport last week with a 9mm handgun and a gun magazine in his backpack.

Waterville doctor won’t comment on his suspension for COVID-19 claims

A Maine doctor whose license was temporarily suspended over claims he spread misinformation about COVID-19 is declining to comment on the charges.

Environmental groups ask Maine to suspend energy project

Maine environmental groups have requested that the federal government suspend the permits it issued to a billion-dollar electricity project for Massachusetts residents, which Maine voters rejected in a referendum last month.

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