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Maine receives $5.3M to boost opioid treatment for new mothers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine will receive federal funding for a program to help new mothers and pregnant women with an opioid use disorder get treatment.

Maine’s largest city won’t be first to offer legal pot sales

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s largest city will be behind other communities in the state when legal marijuana sales begin this year.

Lewiston man pleads guilty in 2018 park brawl that left one man dead

One of three people charged in a park brawl that left a Lewiston man fatally injured has pleaded guilty to his role.

Commission gives approval to $1 billion transmission line in Maine

The state agency that handles zoning in unregulated territories has given its approval to a proposed $1 billion transmission line aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid.

Hampden man convicted in sister-in-law’s killing sentenced to 43 years in prison

A Maine man who shot his sister-in-law 10 times was sentenced Tuesday to 43 years behind bars.

Bangor police charge New Jersey man with drug trafficking

Bangor police seized up to $40,000 worth of cocaine and heroin from a New Jersey man.

Maine’s former governor is registered to vote in Florida

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage of Maine won’t be voting in Maine’s presidential primaries on March 3.

Woman admits to helping two men who killed a dog

A Maine woman who admitted to helping two men accused of killing a dog avoid police was sentenced on Monday.

30 vehicles involved in Interstate 95 pile-up in Carmel, police say

Maine State Police say about 30 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Penobscot County Tuesday morning.

Gorham Police Search for Suspected Mail Thieves

Police in Gorham are searching for two people suspected of stealing mail from local businesses.

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