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Maine Environmental Regulators Issue a Draft Recommendation in Favor of a Transmission project as Long as Stipulations Are Met

Maine environmental regulators have issued a draft recommendation in favor of a 145-mile hydropower transmission project as long as stipulations…

2nd Maine resident tests presumptively positive for Coronavirus

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Public health officials confirmed Friday afternoon that a second person has tested presumptively positive for the Coronavirus in Maine.

Man sentenced to 8 years in prison in fatal beating

A man who pleaded guilty to a fatal beating in Maine that was captured on his cellphone, but not saved, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

OSHA levies fines for deadly Farmington propane blast

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two Maine companies for violations related to a deadly propane blast in Farmington.

Maine opening up swifter access to dental care for children

Children will have swifter access to dental care under a proposal approved by the Maine Legislature.

Police investigate hit-and-run in Waldo County

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they investigate a hit-and-run that left one person seriously injured.

Colby College students will not return to campus after spring break, school says

Colby College is joining a growing list of colleges in Maine and around the country in moving to online-only classes to finish out the semester.

Two more Coronavirus cases reported in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Public health officials in Maine were notified Friday morning that two more people in the state have tested presumptively positive for the Coronavirus.

Police search for missing Lewiston man

Police in Lewiston are asking for help finding a man who’s been missing since December.

Another seafood expo shut down by coronavirus concerns

The Maine-based organizer of an international seafood expo is indefinitely postponing the event because of concerns about coronavirus.

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