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Maine to get $1.5M to clean up more brownfields

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Three Maine organizations are going to receive about $1.5 million from the federal government to help clean up more of the state’s brownfields.

4 Maine counties still below two-thirds fully vaccinated

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) About three-quarters of Maine’s eligible population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, but four counties remain below two-thirds.

More than $60M spent in a battle over hydropower corridor

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Spending on a fall referendum aimed at stopping a utility corridor in western Maine has topped $60 million, with energy companies pouring money into advertising ahead of the vote.

What is on the November Ballot in Maine and how do you make sense of it?

Here is a handy guide on what is on the November Ballot in Maine so you can make the right vote:

Man arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in Portland

A man was arrested and being accused of stabbing another man in the back at Deering Oaks Park in Portland

Judiciary Committee advances nomination of new US attorney

(AP) The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced the nomination of longtime federal prosecutor Darcie McElwee to serve as U.S. attorney for Maine.

Maine jail faces corrections officer shortage

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine jail is dealing with a corrections officer shortage that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

US Supreme Court allows lawsuit against troopers to proceed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by two state police officers accused of failing to protect a woman from a man who went on a deadly rampage, allowing a civil lawsuit to proceed.