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Persistent overcrowding, staffing concerns at Bangor jail

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The Penobscot County Jail is dealing with a staffing shortage at the same time it’s dealing with persistent overcrowding.

Freeport Flag Ladies return to their former weekly post for 20th anniversary of 9/11

The Freeport Flag Ladies returned to honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11

Senator (Then Governor) Angus King remembers 9/11

Senator Angus King remembers 9/11 and all the emotions surrounding that day.

One man is dead in a Lewiston Fire Saturday

One man is dead in a Lewiston Fire Saturday

Fire destroys a beloved store and post office in Minot

The Village Trading Post in Minot is being called a total loss after a fire that began around 9:00 on…

Buckfield man charged in infant daughter’s death enters not guilty plea

A Maine man accused of murdering his 2-month-old daughter has pleaded not guilty.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations remain high in Maine as federal vaccine mandate looms

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported another 506 cases of coronavirus and eight deaths on Friday.

Parties still tweaking redistricting proposals in Maine

The chair of a bipartisan redistricting commission said proposed maps developed by Republicans and Democrats will likely be released in a week or two, ahead of a Sept. 27 deadline.

Auburn city councilor apologizes for comments targeting Black people

An Auburn city councilor who came under fire for remarks made about Black people has apologized and stepped down from his assignments as city councilor.

Belfast Public Works employee dies after falling from dump truck

A Belfast Public Works employee died Thursday morning. Officials say 69-year-old Stephen Mathieson of Montville was killed after he slipped and hit his head while loading maritime docks into a truck parked near the waterfront.

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Police in Kennebec County are asking for help as they search for a missing teenager.

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Supporters say the law could have helped stop the Lewiston mass shootings two years ago.

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Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.