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Panel wants tougher standard for part of Androscoggin

A state panel is recommending that a portion of the Androscoggin River receive a stricter environmental classification in an acknowledgment of cleanup efforts.

UPS driver calls fire department after smelling smoke

Nathan Allen, of Augusta, was dropping off a package when he noticed smoke coming from a garage last week in Mount Vernon.

Maine to receive more than $5.5M in school meal assistance

Rep. Pingree said nearly $4 million will be supply chain assistance for schools, while the rest of the money will help food purchases, including from local producers.

Poem structure: Edna St. Vincent Millay home gets face-lift

The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry was born in an upstairs bedroom of the house in Rockland and remained there for the first six months of her life.

There is a scramble to install gas detectors ahead of Jan 1 deadline

Many business are scrambling to install the required detectors ahead of the deadline

A White Christmas is on tap for most of Maine Today

Here is what to expect from the skies on this Christmas Day and beyond from WGME-TV

Gas prices continue to slowly drop

While the price of almost everything is going up the price of gas is dropping little by little in Maine and New England

Jay has taken the top spot with the most COVID-19 per capita of Maine cities and towns

One Maine town has taken over Sanford has having the most COVID-19 in the state per capita since the beginning of the pandemic.

A Christmas Eve fire won’t ruin Christmas for one Lewiston family after all

A fire broke out at the Lewiston home as a result of spontaneous combustion didn’t fully destroy the house and the Christmas Presents were also saved.

Trailer detaches from truck on I-95 in Penobscot County

The driver of a tractor-trailer that was involved in a crash on I-95 in Medway on Thursday was not injured.

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A maintenance worker with the Maine Turnpike Authority suffered minor injuries when their truck was rear-ended in Cumberland Friday morning.

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No Injuries in Chaotic Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fire on I-295

Troopers say a vehicle crashed into the center median at about 7 am.