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Plane makes emergency landing in Hollis after running low on fuel

A road in Hollis was shut down Wednesday afternoon after a small airplane made an emergency landing. 

Westbrook police asking for help locating man who followed and accosted high school student

Police in Westbrook are searching for a man who they say followed and accosted a high school student on Tuesday.

Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short

(AP) An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell short in the House.

Sister of Maine mass shooting victim calls lawmakers’ 11th-hour bid for red flag law ‘nefarious’

The sister of one of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history accused lawmakers of acting “nefariously” by pressing at the 11th hour of the legislative session for a so-called red flag law that could be used to take away guns from someone experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Others, however, said such a law could have saved lives.

Effort to enshrine right to abortion in Maine Constitution comes up short in first votes

An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion has come up short of the necessary threshold in initial votes, giving the resolution dim prospects moving forward.

Funding in state supplemental budget proposal would set aside millions for Maine shelters

A legislative committee has given initial approval to providing Maine’s five low-barrier shelters with $7.5 million.

Potential threat that shut down Bangor airport terminal deemed false alarm

The TSA says a potential threat at the Bangor Airport was a false alarm.

Many eclipse visitors in Maine, New England pulled an all-nighter trying to leave

(AP) Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip. In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their way back home on packed interstates and secondary roads.

Maine’s governor and GOP lawmakers decry budget adjustment approved in weekend vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Republicans are angry about a proposal by the Democratic-led Legislature’s spending committee that would draw money from the highway fund, reduce a tax break for seniors and eliminate much of the $107 million the governor wanted to set aside in anticipation of slowing revenues.

Maine power crews wind down restoration efforts following April nor’easter

Crews are wrapping up restoration efforts following a nor’easter that caused hundreds of thousands of Central Maine Power customers to lose service on Thursday.

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