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Bookkeeper charged with cheating clients out of over $1M

Federal prosecutors say the owner of a company that provided payroll and payroll tax services to many small businesses in New England has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from her clients.

Collins: New federal virus relief bill needs refinement

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package needs to be refined before she can sign on to it.

Gov. Mills to pause wind projects, consult with fishermen

Maine’s governor says she will call for a 10-year moratorium on some offshore wind projects to get feedback from fishermen and members of marine industries.

3 deaths, 259 new coronavirus cases reported in Maine

Public health officials in Maine reported three new deaths among Mainers with COVID-19 on Monday.

25 year-old Caribou man dies in snowmobile wreck

Emmanuel Bouchard, of Caribou, was in Stockholm with a group of about a dozen snowmobilers at about 9:30 p.m. Friday; When the group got to Caribou, they realized that Bouchard was not with them.

Maine State Parks break visitor record in 2020

A little over 3 million people visited one of Maine’s state parks in 2020, and the majority of their guests were Maine residents.

Suspicious package prompts police response near Portland Museum of Art

Portland Police responded to a suspicious package that was left near the Portland Museum of Art Saturday afternoon. The Congress…

UMaine developing ride hailing tool for older residents

BANGOR, Maine (AP) – The University of Maine is working on a smartphone application that will assist the visually impaired…

Dresden pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle

A Woolwich woman is dead after she was hit by a car on Middle Road in Dresden Friday night.

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Driver cited after rear-ending MTA maintenance vehicle in Cumberland

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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Maine medical examiner says Milford toddler died of hypothermia

State officials say a toddler who was found unresponsive in Milford a few days after Christmas died of hypothermia.

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US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment...

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The Latest: US and Israel are trying to rescue fighter jet crew in Iran, Israeli source says

The U.S. military launched a rescue operation Friday after Iranian state media reported that an American fighter jet went down and at least...

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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.