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UMaine, Penobscot Tribe to Sign Pact About Tribal Resources

The University of Maine says it’s signing a memorandum of understanding with an American Indian tribe to help steward the tribe’s heritage and history.

Maine Men Sentenced for Trafficking in Valuable Baby Eels

A pair of Maine men will spend six months in federal prison for illegally trafficking in poached baby eels.

Driver Arrested Following Police Chase

WATERBORO, Maine (WGAN)  A Lyman man is facing charges after a police chase early Thursday morning

Mayor Faces Recall Vote Over Tweet Mocking Shooting Survivor

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP)   A Republican mayor of a Maine city now faces a vote that could remove him from office over his tweets mocking a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting

Republicans Head to Convention Championing LePage’s Record

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap is declining to weigh in on the latest legal challenge against a new ranked voting method set for the June primary

Monkfish Are Indeed Fine as Quota Stays the Same in 2018

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Michelle Wolf is right–the monkfish really are fine

Boy, Father Attacked By Bobcat

STOW, Maine (AP) _ Wardens in Maine say they are searching for a bobcat that attacked a 17-year-old boy and his father.

Lewiston Police Continue to Investigate Fatal Hit-and-Run from December

LEWISTON, Maine (WGAN)  Lewiston Police are again asking for the public’s help in finding a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run last year

Girlfriend of Suspect in Deputy Killing Faces Drug Charges

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   The girlfriend of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff’s deputy is facing drug charges

Officials: River Site Where Boys Fell in is Safe

AUBURN, Maine (AP)   Officials in Maine say the area along the Androscoggin River where two young boys fell in last month is safe

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