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Clerks are starting to process absentee ballots in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Absentee ballots continue to flood into clerk’s offices in Maine, and the processing has started.

Collins, Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon clashed over attack ads, health care and Supreme Court nominations in their final debate before Election Day.

Lawsuit seeks environmental review of Maine energy project

The Natural Resources Council of Maine, Appalachian Mountain Club and Sierra Club Maine are suing to try to require a more rigorous environmental review of a 145-mile energy transmission line that would run through western Maine.

Winter sports in Maine delayed as virus cases keep growing

The Maine winter sports season has been indefinitely delayed, the Maine Principals’ Association has decided.

Man arrested at Trump rally with South Dakota’s Noem

Police in Maine have arrested a man who they said displayed a knife and a wooden baton at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump where South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was appearing.

Collins, Gideon facing off in final debate before election

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The final debate of the U.S. Senate race will feature GOP incumbent Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon going head to head without the other two candidates.

Woodland woman dies in crash on I-89 in New Hampshire

SUTTON, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire state police say a driver has died after crashing into the median and a tree on Interstate 89 and a passenger was hospitalized in critical condition.

Westbrook police ask for help finding pair of missing teens

Police in Westbrook are asking for the public’s help finding two missing teenagers.

67 workers laid off from Androscoggin Paper Mill in connection with explosion

The Androscoggin Paper Mill in Jay is facing a third round of layoffs following an explosion there in July.

Man sentenced to 10 years for racially motivated assaults

Biddeford man convicted of violating a federal hate crime law with a pair of assaults on Black men was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.

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