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GOP Candidate Who Mocked Parkland Students Now Has Opponent

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) _ A Republican Maine House candidate now has an opponent after he used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a “skinhead lesbian” and the other a “bald-faced liar.’

12 Cleared for Crowded Maine Governor Primary Races

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Department of the Secretary of State says 12 candidates have qualified for the primaries to run for governor

Police To Hold Meetings With Public About Body Cameras

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ Portland police are holding a pair of meetings with the public to talk about a pilot project involving the use of body cameras.

Maine Resident Jesus Christ Sends Letter To Oprah Winfrey

WATERBORO, Maine (AP) _ Jesus Christ, who lives in Maine, says she didn’t know Oprah Winfrey was asking for a sign from God about running for president when she sent a letter to the television magnate.

Funding Secured for Portland Ferry Terminal Upgrades

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officials have figured out a way to fund $2 million in upgrades to the terminal that houses a ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia

Maine’s First Weed-Themed Radio Show Educates Listeners

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) The host of Maine’s first marijuana radio show hopes it educates listeners and breaks down the stigma surrounding pot

Wardens Rescue Lost Hiker in Newry

NEWRY, Maine (WGAN) The Maine Warden Service rescuing a hiker that got lost in Newry on Wednesday

Students Slowed by Snowstorm Hold Gun Walkouts a Day Later

Some students who missed school due to a snowstorm in Maine are walking out of class to protest gun violence a day after most of the rest of country.

Climate Science Whistleblower to Speak at Audubon Event

A climate scientist who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump’s interior secretary is set to speak in Maine for the second time this week.