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Lobster Boat Captain Charged in Crew Deaths to Plead Guilty

A lobster boat captain charged in the death of two crew members is pleading guilty and facing four years in jail.

State Won’t Renew Teaching Credentials of Former Lawmaker

The state is not renewing the teaching credentials of a former Democratic lawmaker who resigned following misconduct allegations published in a magazine story.

NY Woman Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges in Maine Killing

A New York woman charged in the 2017 death of a Maine woman whose body was found alongside a road in Cherryfield has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

19-Year-Old Charged in Parent Killings Pleads Guilty to Murder

19-year-old Andrew Balcer has changed his plea to guilty to charges that he murdered his parents and the family’s pet dog.

UNE Professor’s Breast Cancer Biomarker Receives a Patent

A University of New England pharmacy professor has received a patent for an innovation in the early detection of breast cancer.

Two Arrested After Run-In With Bangor Police

Two people taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after an altercation with police officers in Bangor.

Fishmonger Offers Lobsters Some Herb Before the Butter

These lobsters are going to pot in more ways than one.

Falmouth Island Estate in Casco Bay Sold for Over $4 Million

An estate dating back to the Gilded Age of the U.S. built off the coast of Maine has been sold for over $4 million.

Regulators Find Utilities Acted Reasonably Against Storm

The Maine Public Utilities Commission has concluded two Maine utilities responded “reasonably” in taking precautions according to best available weather forecasts against an intense 2017 storm that led to record blackouts.

Maine Shooting For Record-Sized Italian Sandwich

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Other regions have heroes, Dagwoods, cheesesteaks, grinders and po’ boys. But the Italian sandwich is king in Maine.

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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.

11 hours ago in Local

Maine Ballot Questions Reflect National Political Issues

Two ballot measures represent the latest efforts to put two hot-button national issues directly before voters in Maine.