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Work Begins on Missing $4 Million Gap in Eastern Trail

Construction is now underway to connect Maine’s 65-mile Eastern Trail through Scarborough. 

Elderly Man Critical After ATV-SUV Crash in Northern Maine

Norman Daigle of Cross Lake Township entered Caribou Road from an ATV trail

Police Safely Corral Horse Running on I-95 Near Burnham

Officers say they spotted the horse running with traffic in the breakdown lane

Mayor Floats County Tax to Fund Shelters, Ease Portland Crisis

Mayor Mark Dion is saying the city can’t support the unhoused population of a county on its own.

Camper Explodes in Rural Area Outside Bangor

Investigators say residents on Coboro Road placed the explosive Tannerite inside an old camper

6 Arrested in Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation in Maine, Mass.

Six of the seven defendants were reportedly arrested Tuesday morning

PopUp Bagels Coming to Portland

PopUp Bagels originated in Connecticut

Maine and a GOP Lawmaker Who ID’d Transgender Athlete Agree Lawsuit Now Moot

Laurel Libby identified the athlete in a social media post and called into question the student’s gender identity

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Otisfield man charged with making bomb threat toward elementary school

A man from Otisfield is accused of making a bomb threat directed at a local elementary school.

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Central Maine Power’s rate change request met with criticism by public advocate

Central Maine Power is again requesting a rate change after its previous request was turned down by regulators.

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Waldoboro Police Looking for Missing Man

Officers first announced the man was missing last Friday.

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New Scam Targets Mainers With QR Code for Payments

The message included a QR code with payment instructions and a list of violations.

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Bates College Lifts Shelter-In-Place as Lewiston Police Search for Armed Man

Students at Bates College in Lewiston were told to shelter-in-place Thursday afternoon due to reports of a man with a gun.