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Maine rollout of Real ID law causes hiccups for some users

Maine’s secretary of state is working to clear up confusion created by the state’s rollout of two different types of driver’s licenses and state identification cards.

Peaks Island rental golf carts must be all-electric by 2021

A Maine city will require that gas-powered rental golf carts used to get around a nearby island become all-electric by the summer of 2021 to address noise, traffic, exhaust and safety complaints from residents.

Maine bicentennial celebration gets boost from NEH

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The National Endowment for the Humanities is going to help a pair of Maine cultural institutions engage more with the public about the state’s bicentennial

Man charged in Alaska cold case killing pleads not guilty

A Maine man charged in the sexual assault and murder of a woman in Alaska in a long-unsolved cold case has pleaded not guilty.

L.L. Bean heir and wife donate $1M to Maine hospital

An L.L. Bean heir and his wife are contributing $1 million toward the relocation of Mercy Hospital.

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1 dead in Androscoggin River incident in Bethel

Authorities in Maine say a 75-year-old woman from Maryland drowned in the Androscoggin River when the canoe she was in overturned and she became trapped beneath it.

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National Weather Service confirms tornado in rural Maine

KOSSUTH TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP)   Recent unsettled weather in Maine has produced the first tornado of 2019

Maine finds homes several hundreds of African asylum seekers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A frantic scramble has produced homes for most of the hundreds of African asylum seekers whose arrival flooded shelters in Maine’s largest city

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Maine AG says state must play role in coal fight with Trump

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s attorney general says it’s especially important for his state to fight an ease of restrictions on coal-fired power plants because of the vulnerability of its air and water

Westbrook police search for stabbing suspect

Police are searching for the suspect in a stabbing in Westbrook last Friday.

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Three former corrections officers at York County Jail accused of accepting money from an inmate have been indicted.

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Doritos and Cheetos dial back the bright orange in new versions without artificial ingredients

PepsiCo said Thursday it's launching toned-down versions of its bright orange snacks that won't have any artificial colors or flavors. Doritos and Cheetos Simply NKD will hit store shelves on Dec. 1.

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Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars

Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.